Why the study?
Does anesthesia and surgical trauma reduce estimated hepatic blood flow in patients undergoing surgery?
Population
88 patients undergoing surgery
Comparison
Ether or halothane anesthesia and surgical… vs Baseline
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Intraoperative
Authors
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Associated with reduced hepatic blood flow during major surgery; leaves open relevance to contemporary anesthetics and practice.
Does anesthesia and surgical trauma reduce estimated hepatic blood flow in patients undergoing surgery?
Surgical trauma and anesthesia significantly reduce hepatic blood flow, with major abdominal surgery causing a more profound decrease than minor superficial surgery.
Simon Gelman (1976) studied this question.
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