Table 2 Diagnostic features of non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia
From: Diagnosis of non-occlusive acute mesenteric ischemia in the intensive care unit
Number of patients (%) | |
|---|---|
Location | 92 (100) |
Stomach and/or duodenum | 30 (32.6) |
Jejunum and/or ileum | 44 (47.8) |
Right colon | 50 (54.3) |
Left colon | 46 (50) |
Sigmoid colon | 39 (42.4) |
Rectum | 12 (13) |
Surgical findings | 70 (100) |
Peritonitis | 15 (21.4) |
Perforation | 14 (20) |
Peritoneal effusion | 48 (68.6) |
Necrosis | 54 (77.1) |
Non-necrotic ischemic lesions | 16 (22.9) |
Extent of ischemia | |
Extensive (≥2 intestinal segments) | 28 (40) |
Segmental | 42 (60) |
Digestive endoscopy | 29 (100) |
Upper digestive fibroscopy | 12 (41.4) |
Colonoscopy | 12 (41.4) |
Rectosigmoidoscopy | 5 (17.2) |
Endoscopic findings | 29 (100) |
Ischemia | 19 (65.5) |
Necrosis | 10 (34.5) |