Biological scoring system for early prediction of acute bowel ischemia after cardiac surgery: the PALM score.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bowel ischemia is a life-threatening emergency defined as an inadequate vascular perfusion leading to bowel inflammation resulting from impaired colonic/small bowel blood supply. Main issue for physicians regarding bowel ischemia diagnosis lies in the absence of informative and specific clinical or biological signs leading to delayed management, resulting in a poorer prognosis, especially after cardiac surgery. The aim of the present series was to propose a simple scoring system based on biological data for the diagnosis of bowel ischemia.

Methods

In a retrospective monocentric study, patients admitted in cardiac ICU, after cardiovascular surgery, were screened for inclusion. According to a 1:2 ratio (case-control), matching between two groups was based on sex, ty

SUBMITTER: Zogheib E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5906418 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature