splanchnic

• "Our present study is the first to determine if the multiple kinase inhibitor sorafenib causes beneficial effects on the splanchnic, intrahepatic and systemic circulations, and on portosystemic collateral vessels in two different experimental models of portal hypertension," they report. —  innovations-report
• Leptos 'system targets one of the splanchnic nerves, a sympathetic nerve. —  StarTribune.com rss feed
• Gastric tonometry may prove to be a useful measure of regional perfusion in the splanchnic circulation. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
• The majority of trials have not demonstrated a significant increase in systemic oxygen consumption when the major effect of transfusion therapy is to increase oxygen content. 28-30 Other studies50 suggest that increasing oxygen content by transfusion therapy is not as effective in restoring splanchnic perfusion as it is in increasing cardiac output. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
• Should this occur, the dose of vasopressor should be lowered, or the use of dobutamine considered. 78 If right ventricular dysfunction occurs during vasopressor infusion, one should keep pulmonary vascular resistance at the lowest values compatible with the restoration of normal systemic hemodynamics. 40,79-81 Attention should be paid to the renal and splanchnic circulation during vasopressor infusion. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows

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