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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI102768

THE EFFECT OF A PORTACAVAL SHUNT ON ESTIMATED HEPATIC BLOOD FLOW AND OXYGEN UPTAKE IN CIRRHOSIS

S. E. Bradley, C. M. Smythe, H. F. Fitzpatrick, A. H. Blakemore, A. I. S. Macpherson, and A. Gammeltoft

Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

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Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Present address: Naval Medical Field Laboratory, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

3

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Dept. of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

4

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Amaliegade 39, Copenhagen K, Denmark.

1

This work was supported by a grant from the New York Heart Association. Preliminary reports have appeared in abstract form (1, 2).

Find articles by Bradley, S. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

2

Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Present address: Naval Medical Field Laboratory, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

3

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Dept. of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

4

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Amaliegade 39, Copenhagen K, Denmark.

1

This work was supported by a grant from the New York Heart Association. Preliminary reports have appeared in abstract form (1, 2).

Find articles by Smythe, C. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

2

Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Present address: Naval Medical Field Laboratory, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

3

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Dept. of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

4

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Amaliegade 39, Copenhagen K, Denmark.

1

This work was supported by a grant from the New York Heart Association. Preliminary reports have appeared in abstract form (1, 2).

Find articles by Fitzpatrick, H. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

2

Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Present address: Naval Medical Field Laboratory, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

3

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Dept. of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

4

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Amaliegade 39, Copenhagen K, Denmark.

1

This work was supported by a grant from the New York Heart Association. Preliminary reports have appeared in abstract form (1, 2).

Find articles by Blakemore, A. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

2

Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Present address: Naval Medical Field Laboratory, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

3

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Dept. of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

4

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Amaliegade 39, Copenhagen K, Denmark.

1

This work was supported by a grant from the New York Heart Association. Preliminary reports have appeared in abstract form (1, 2).

Find articles by Macpherson, A. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

2

Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Present address: Naval Medical Field Laboratory, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

3

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Dept. of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

4

Visiting Scholar in Surgery. Present address: Amaliegade 39, Copenhagen K, Denmark.

1

This work was supported by a grant from the New York Heart Association. Preliminary reports have appeared in abstract form (1, 2).

Find articles by Gammeltoft, A. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Published June 1, 1953 - More info

Published in Volume 32, Issue 6 on June 1, 1953
J Clin Invest. 1953;32(6):526–537. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI102768.
© 1953 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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