Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4254009 | Cirugía Española | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Massive intestinal necrosis can be observed in at least 25% of patients undergoing surgery for acute mesenteric ischemia. Within the limitations of a retrospective study, the variables of shock, hemoconcentration and elevated serum amylase levels may be considered as independent predictive factors of fatal necrosis of the bowel.
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Authors
MarÃa Asunción Acosta-Mérida, JoaquÃn Marchena-Gómez, Francisco Cruz-Benavides, Juan Hernández-Navarro, Cristina Roque-Castellano, Álvaro RodrÃguez-Méndez, Ayaya Alonso-Alvarado, Juan Hernández-Romero,