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15259506

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
To assess the sensitivity and specificity of the resistive index of the hepatic artery, which is related to the vascular resistance of the artery, for the prediction of fulminant hepatic failure, we performed Doppler ultrasonography examinations on the hepatic arteries of 72 patients with acute viral hepatitis (25 of whom developed fulminant hepatic failure and 47 of whom recovered without developing fulminant hepatic failure) as well as the hepatic arteries of age- and sex-matched controls. The mean resistive index of the hepatic arteries in patients who developed fulminant hepatic failure was significantly larger than that of patients who recovered without developing fulminant hepatic failure (P < 0.01). When a resistive index cutoff level of 0.74 was used, an 84% sensitivity and a 94% specificity were obtained for the prediction of fulminant hepatic failure. An elevated resistive index of the hepatic artery may be useful for predicting the patient's clinical outcome and determining the need for a liver transplantation in patients with acute viral hepatitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0163-2116
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
833-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Elevated resistive index in the hepatic artery as a predictor of fulminant hepatic failure in patients with acute viral hepatitis: a prospective study using Doppler ultrasound.
pubmed:affiliation
Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan. k_tanaka@urahp.yokohama-cu.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article