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Does the continuous thermodilution method accurately measure azygos blood flow and reflect hemodynamic changes in patients with liver disease?
Does the continuous thermodilution method accurately measure azygos blood flow and reflect hemodynamic changes in patients with liver disease?
Measurement of azygos blood flow by continuous thermodilution is a useful method for evaluating portal hypertension and reflects collateral blood flow via the gastroesophageal venous system.
May support azygos blood flow measurement for portal hypertension assessment; leaves open validation of continuous thermodilution in prospective trials.
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Kanazawa et al. (1986) studied this question.
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