A Hemodynamic Study to Evaluate the Buffer Response in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation

Table 2

Buffer response study. The effects of standard meal ingestion and isosorbide dinitrate administration on hepatic hemodynamics. Modifications in portal blood flow in both senses are accompanied by inversal changes in hepatic artery resistance.

	Basal	Meal ingestion	Basal	Isosorbide dinitrate
Portal blood flow (mL/min)	1495±260	2609±250^∗	1660±270	1397±250^∗
Pulsatility index of hepatic artery	0.7±0.2	0.8±0.2^∗	0.7±0.2	0.5±0.2^∗

Mean ± SD, ^∗𝑃<0.05.