title: Splanchnic blood flow in low-flow states.
abstract: Insufficient splanchnic blood flow in critically ill patients is the result of a multitude of different diseases, treatment modalities and their interplay, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. A combination of diminished and heterogeneous mesenteric blood flow, impaired or exhausted regulatory mechanisms and adverse drug effects may coexist with normal systemic hemodynamics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stephan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jakob
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000503:physiopathology; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D008102:Liver Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*