Influence of posture on hepatic blood flow.
Hepatic blood flow was measured in 28 patients in supine and prone positions using the 133Xe-inhalation washout method. Even though the reactions in individual patients were considerably different, a mean blood flow of 60.9 ml/100 g/min was unaltered in both positions. This constancy of hepatic blood flow values is valid for patients without liver disease, with chronic hepatitis, and with liver cirrhosis.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011187:Posture; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes