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Gut 52:1182-1187 doi:10.1136/gut.52.8.1182
  • Liver

Tumour necrosis factor α is an important mediator of portal and systemic haemodynamic derangements in alcoholic hepatitis

Table 3

Renal function and haemodynamic changes following treatment with Infliximab

Baseline (day –2) Day 1 Prior to discharge
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001 compared with baseline values.
Numbers of patients included in each part of the haemodynamic assessments (baseline; day 1; prior to discharge): portal haemodynamics (n=9; 8; 5); cardiac haemodynamics (n=7; 7; 5); hepatic/renal blood flow (n=6; 6; 5); and MAP (n=10; 10; 9).
CO, cardiac output; FHVP, free hepatic venous pressure; HBF, hepatic blood flow; HVPG, hepatic venous pressure gradient; MAP, mean arterial pressure; RBF, renal blood flow; SVR, systemic vascular resistance; WHVP, wedged hepatic venous pressure.
MAP (mm Hg) 71.6 (1.7) 77 (1.9)*** 81.1 (3.2)***
SVR (dyn.s/cm5) 466.1 (81.4) 552.7 (66.2)* 786.2 (124)**
CO (l/min) 10.9 (1) 10 (0.8)* 8.4 (0.8)*
Cardiac index (l/min/m2) 5.9 (0.5) 5.3 (0.4)* 4.7 (0.5)*
WHVP (mm Hg) 38.6 (2.4) 29.1 (1.4)*** 27.4 (2.8)***
FHVP (mm Hg) 15.3 (1.8) 14.9 (2) 14.6 (1.7)
HVPG (mm Hg) 23.4 (2.8) 14.3 (1.9)*** 12.8 (1.9)***
HBF (ml/min) 506.2 (42.9) 591.8 (55.2)* 646.3 (49.2)***
Central venous pressure (mm Hg) 12.9 (1.1) 11.8 (0.7) 11.7 (0.9)
RBF (ml/min) 424.3 (65.1) 451.8 (76)* 506.3 (85.7)**
Urinary sodium [>10] (mmol/l) 10.3 (2.5) 19 (5.1)* 23.3 (4.3)**
Urine volume [>700] (ml/24 h) 895.8 (140) 975.8 (113) 1122 (109)
Creatinine [80–133] (μmol/l) 90.9 (21.5) 89 (14.7) 83.5 (10.6)

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