Value of portal hemodynamics and hypersplenism in cirrhosis staging

Table 1 Portal hemodynamics in patients with various grades of Child’s cirrhosis (mean±SD).

	Cases	Diameters (cm)	Flow velocity (cm/s)	Flow volume (mL/min)
Control	20	1.17±0.13	19.55±3.28	1 254.03±410
Child A	22	1.23±0.17	18.5±3.02	1 358.48±384
Child B	8	1.24±0.15	16.0±3.89a	1 142.23±390
Child C	8	1.16±0.20	12.25±1.67b	788.59±234bc

^aP<0.05,

^bP<0.01 vs Child’s A;

^cP<0.05 vs Child’s B.