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Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Stephan Jakob, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital "Inselspital," Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland. Address e-mail to stephan.jakob{at}insel.ch
IMPLICATIONS: Insufficient splanchnic blood flow in critically ill patients is the result of a multitude of different diseases, treatment modalities and their interplay, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. A combination of diminished and heterogeneous mesenteric blood flow, impaired or exhausted regulatory mechanisms and adverse drug effects may coexist with normal systemic hemodynamics.
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