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Effects of increased regional blood flow on splanchnic metabolism

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Unlike in healthy volunteers in patients with septic shock the hepatic metabolic response to adrenergic stimulation may not mirror the catecholamine-induced increase in splanchnic blood flow. Given the high O2 cost of hepatic gluconcogenesis, infusing dobutamine may potentially reduce hepatic energy requirements in these patients.

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  1. Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie, Klinikum der Universität, D-89070, Ulm

    Reinelt H, Fischer G, Wiedeck H, Vogt J, Mezödy M, Georgieff M & Radermacher P

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Reinelt, H., Fischer, G., Wiedeck, H. et al. Effects of increased regional blood flow on splanchnic metabolism. Intensive Care Med 22 (Suppl 1), S75 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01921249

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