Open AccessThe Ongoing Challenge of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
Author(s) -
B Luther,
Apostolos Mamopoulos,
Christian Lehmann,
E. Klar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000490318
Subject(s) - medicine , mesenteric ischemia , revascularization , intensive care medicine , acute abdomen , intensive care unit , thrombus , sepsis , radiology , ischemia , surgery , cardiology , myocardial infarction
The lethality of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) remains quite high with 50-70%. The main reasons for that are the fact that AMI is rarely taken into consideration by the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen, the time-consuming diagnostic process, and the lack of a standardized therapeutic concept. The present interdisciplinary review aims to increase awareness among physicians and to help improve clinical outcomes.