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.

Table 2 Portal hemodynamics between cirrhotics with and without ascites (mean±SD).

	Number	Diameter (cm)	Velocity (cm/s)	Volume (mL/min)
With ascites	8	1.32±0.17	13.0±1.72	1 078±533
Withour ascites	30	1.20±0.21	18.6±2.60	1 394±354
P		>0.05	<0.01	<0.05

Table 3 Portal hemodynamics between cirrhotics with mild and severe varices (mean±SD).

	Number	Diameter (cm)	Velocity (cm/s)
Mild varices	21	1.20±0.14	18.0±3.92
Severe varices	17	1.26±0.21	19.50±3.93
P		>0.05	>0.05

Table 4 Univariate analysis of parameters for hypersplenism among patients with various Child’s grades.

Parameters	F	P
Splenic diameter	4.832	0.014
Splenic velocity	4.873	0.013
Spleen size	4.136	0.024
WBC	5.286	0.01
RBC	1.746	0.189
Platelet	1.935	0.159