Doppler Parameters of Hepatic and Renal Hemodynamics in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Table 3

Liver Doppler US parameters with significant differences according to MELD score.

Parameter	MELD	N	Mean	SD	95% confidence interval for mean		Minimum	Maximum	P
					Lower bound	Upper bound
HA-MnV	<20	55	41.32	10.45	38.49	44.14	22.30	71.36	0.007
	>20	12	52.01	18.29	40.39	63.62	24.37	84.60
HA-PSV	<20	55	66.49	16.85	61.93	71.04	36.00	115.10	0.007
	>20	12	83.85	29.48	65.12	102.58	39.30	136.40
A/P	<20	55	2.41	0.63	2.24	2.58	1.15	4.07	0.029
	>20	12	2.95	1.20	2.18	3.71	1.01	4.81