

Author: Woo Karen Major Kevin Kohanzadeh Som Allins Alexander D.
Publisher: Southeastern Surgical Congress
ISSN: 0003-1348
Source: The American Surgeon, Vol.73, Iss.10, 2007-10, pp. : 1006-1008
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Abstract
In the six centuries since mesenteric ischemia was first described, multiple factors have been investigated as predictors of bowel viability with little consensus. We retrospectively examined all cases of exploratory laparotomy for suspected bowel ischemia over an 8.5-year period. Patients were grouped into those who had a “positive laparotomy” with findings of bowel ischemia, bowel gangrene, or both (PL) and those who had a “negative laparotomy” with no evidence of compromised bowel (NL). Of the 114 patients, 86 (75%) were in the PL group and 28 (25%) in the NL group. The significant differences between the two groups were the higher prevalence of females in the PL group
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