Does thoracic but not lumbar epidural anaesthesia increase liver blood flow after major abdominal surgery?
Liver perfusion was increased with thoracic but not lumbar EAA after major abdominal surgery in most patients. PDR(ICG) allows assessment of individual changes of liver blood flow due to therapeutic intervention, for example, EAA.
In the rat, no direct nephrotoxic effect or deterioration in renal hemodynamics and function were observed following treatment with fenofibrate or tesaglitazar.