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Original Article

The Influence of Dye Infusion Rate and Hepatic Plasma Flow on Indocyanine Green Clearance

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Pages 183-188 | Received 07 Jul 1975, Accepted 15 Jan 1976, Published online: 28 Aug 2009
 

Abstract

The plasma clearance and extraction ratio of indocyanine green (ICG) were followed in cats anesthetized with chloralose. In one series of experiments the ICG infusion rate was raised stepwise and in another the hepatic plasma flow was changed by replacing part of the blood volume with erythrocytes, plasma, or dextran (Macrodex®). For unknown reasons blood replacement with Macrodex increased the ICG elimination. Both plasma clearance and extraction ratio were independent of ICG infusion rate but dependent on hepatic plasma flow. In contrast, a clearance calculated from the dye elimination rate and the estimated average hepatic plasma concentration of ICG was independent of changes in hepatic plasma flow. In conclusion, plasma clearance and extraction ratio of indocyanine green are not ideal for estimation of liver function. However, when clearance is calculated from the average hepatic plasma concentration of the dye, it becomes independent of hepatic plasma flow and thus a more reliable index of liver function.

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