Clinical research on navel application of Shehuang Paste combined with Chinese herbal colon dialysis in treatment of refractory cirrhotic ascites complicated with azotemia

Table 6 Pre- and post-treatment blood flow of three groups (mean ± SD)

Groups	n		PV (Portal vein)			SV ( Splenic vein)
			D (cm)	Vp (cm/s)	Q (mL/min)	D (cm)	Vp (cm/s)	Q (mL/min)
Comprehensive	29	Before	1.43 ± 0.18	14.15 ± 3.34	1274 ± 429	1.19 ± 0.22	15.27 ± 4.12	896.5+301.8
		After	1.21 ± 0.22ac	15.27 ± 3.23	906.0 ± 316ac	1.07 ± 0.18	15.13 ± 3.78	592.2 ± 201.8ac
Simple	24	Before	1.42 ± 0.16	14.21 ± 3.06	1249 ± 416	1.20 ± 0.24	14.26 ± 4.10	896.5+301.8
		After	1.23 ± 0.32ac	14.95 ± 3.40	896.0 ± 376ac	1.06 ± 0.25	15.10 ± 3.80	609.2 ± 208.7ac
Controls	22	Before	1.41 ± 0.26	14.20 ± 2.20	1238.2 ± 422.0	1.20 ± 0.22	14.84 ± 2.56	853.1 ± 321.2
		After	1.40 ± 0.22	14.01 ± 2.40	1247.0 ± 364.2	1.19 ± 0.23	14.96 ± 4.00	843.7 ± 341.0

^aP < 0.05, comparison of pre- and post-treatment;

^cP < 0.05, vs control group.