Hepatic circulation
[Ref: KB2: p72;BL8:p262;WG21:p627]
Some liver-specific figures:
- 30% of cardiac output
- 20% of body oxygen consumption
Hepatic blood flow
Total hepatic blood flow
= 30% of cardiac output
= 1500 mL/min
[KB2:p72]
- Hepatic artery = 300-500mL/min
* 20-33%
- Portal vein = 1000-1200mL/min
* 66-80%
[BL8:p262]
- Hepatic artery = 25% of blood supply
* BP = 90mmHg
- Portal vein = 75% of blood supply
* BP = 10mmHg
Autoregulation
- Portal vein supply is NOT autoregulated, but dependent on bowel activity.
- Hepatic artery flow adjusts (reciprocally) to changes in portal vein flow
- Adenosine produced from metabolism may play a role
--> Decreased portal vein blood flow
--> Buildup of adenosine
--> Hepatic artery vasodilation
[WG21:p627]
Normal values for blood pressures
- Mean arterial BP = 90mmHg
= Hepatic artery
- Portal venous BP = 10mmHg
- Hepatic venous BP = 5mmHg
Hepatic oxygen consumption
Hepatic oxygen consumption
= 20% of body oxygen consumption
= 50mLs O2/min
Sources of oxygen supplied
[KB2: p72]
- Hepatic artery = 40-50%
- Portal vein = 50-60%
[BL8:p262]
- Hepatic artery = 75%
- Portal vein = 25%
- i.e. Reversed from blood supply
Measurement
- Indocyanine green is used as dye for hepatic blood flow measurement
- Level is measured using infrared at 805nm wavelength
* 805nm is also the isobestic point, so measurement is not affected by oxygenation
* Presence of indocyanine green does underestimates the SpO2 reading
- Blood is needed from
* Peripheral vein (=peripheral artery = hepatic artery level)
* AND hepatic vein
Other notes
- Contains 15% of total blood volume
--> Half (7.5%) can be released by sympathetic vasoconstriction