Table 1: Flow rates before and after temperature change (Arterial = hepatic artery HA flow; Portal = portal vein PV flow; Venous = hepatic vein HV flow): The differences between HA flow and HV flow at 15 °C and 30 °C were significant, *p < 0.03 and **p < 0.014 respectively. PV flow rates at 15 °C and 30 °C did not differ significantly, p < 0.09.

 

Vascular Flow at 15 °C (mL/min)

Vascular Flow at 30 °C (mL/min)

Vascular Flow at 15 °C

End of run (mL/min)

Liver

Arterial

Portal

Venous

Arterial

Portal

Venous

Arterial

Portal

Venous

1

587

367

635

748

396-410

736-751

 

 

 

2

1025

290

950

1090

290-385

1030-900

 

 

 

3

990

321

1037

1060

321

1090

 

 

 

4

538

301

992

607

352

1046

 

 

 

5

496

442

1090

610

694

1217

176

617

755

 6

780

426

1565

1061

503

1746

662

511

1400

7

229

392

568

680

347

939

327

361

636

8

585

209

712

614

252

760

 

 

 

9

513

228

756

540

267

789

 

 

 

10

558

186

735

605

221

793

 

 

 


M ± SD

758 ± 258*

319 ± 34

903 ± 182**

876 ± 237*

367 + 39

979 + 154 **