Succoring the challenging acute mesenteric ischemia: Feasibility of lactate dehydrogenase for evaluation of intestinal necrosis extension and mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute mesenteric ischemia is a lethal challenging pathology for surgeons in the emergency department due to its ambiguous clinical presentation and lack of early diagnostic markers. Serum lactate is considered a relevant biomarker in terms of bowel necrosis length and mortality prediction. Nevertheless, its association has been poorly studied. Hence, we evaluated the relation between serum lactate admission levels, bowel necrosis extension, and mortality in patients with acute mesenteric ischemia.

Methods

A Retrospective cross-sectional study with a prospective database was conducted, including patients over 18 years old with mesenteric ischemia that required surgical management between January 2012 and December 2018. We describe the association between serum lact

SUBMITTER: Conde Monroy DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9758359 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature