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Acute mesenteric ischemia: updated guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery

  • Miklosh Bala*
  • , Fausto Catena
  • , Jeffry Kashuk
  • , Belinda De Simone
  • , Carlos Augusto Gomes
  • , Dieter Weber
  • , Massimo Sartelli
  • , Federico Coccolini
  • , Yoram Kluger
  • , Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
  • , Edoardo Picetti
  • , Luca Ansaloni
  • , Goran Augustin
  • , Walter L. Biffl
  • , Marco Ceresoli
  • , Osvaldo Chiara
  • , Massimo Chiarugi
  • , Raul Coimbra
  • , Yunfeng Cui
  • , Dimitris Damaskos
  • Salomone Di Saverio, Joseph M. Galante, Vladimir Khokha, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Kenji Inaba, Ari Leppäniemi, Andrey Litvin, Andrew B. Peitzman, Vishal G. Shelat, Michael Sugrue, Matti Tolonen, Sandro Rizoli, Ibrahima Sall, Solomon G. Beka, Isidoro Di Carlo, Richard Ten Broek, Chirika Mircea, Giovanni Tebala, Michele Pisano, Harry van Goor, Ronald V. Maier, Hans Jeekel, Ian Civil, Andreas Hecker, Edward Tan, Kjetil Soreide, Matthew J. Lee, Imtiaz Wani, Luigi Bonavina, Mark A. Malangoni, Kaoru Koike, George C. Velmahos, Gustavo P. Fraga, Andreas Fette, Nicola de’Angelis, Zsolt J. Balogh, Thomas M. Scalea, Gabriele Sganga, Michael D. Kelly, Jim Khan, Philip F. Stahel, Ernest E. Moore
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Ospedale M. Bufalini
  • Tel Aviv University
  • CHI de Poissy-St-Germain-en-Laye
  • Hospital Universitário Terezinha de Jesus
  • University of Western Australia
  • Macerata Hospital
  • University of Pisa
  • Rambam Health Care Campus
  • United Arab Emirates University
  • University of Parma
  • University of Pavia
  • University of Zagreb
  • Scripps Clinic
  • University of Milan - Bicocca
  • Asst Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
  • Loma Linda University Health
  • Tianjin Medical University
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Hospital of San Benedetto del Tronto
  • University of California at Davis
  • City Hospital
  • Foothills Medical Centre
  • University of Southern California
  • Helsinki University Central Hospital
  • Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Tan Tock Seng Hospital
  • Mid-Western Regional Hospital Limerick
  • Hamad Medical Corporation
  • Military Teaching Hospital
  • Ethiopian Air Force Hospital
  • University of Catania
  • Radboud University Medical Center
  • CHU de Grenoble
  • Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria di Terni
  • Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital
  • University of Washington
  • The University of Auckland
  • Justus Liebig University Giessen
  • Stavanger University Hospital
  • University of Sheffield
  • Government Gousia Hospital
  • University of Milan
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • National Hospital Organization, Japan
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • SRH Klinikum Suhl
  • Université Paris Cité
  • Hunter New England Health
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • Agostino Gemelli University Hospital Foundation IRCCS
  • University of New South Wales
  • University of Portsmouth
  • Rocky Vista University
  • University of Colorado Denver

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Abstract

Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a group of diseases characterized by an interruption of the blood supply to varying portions of the intestine, leading to ischemia and secondary inflammatory changes. If untreated, this process may progress to life-threatening intestinal necrosis. The incidence is low, estimated at 0.09–0.2% of all acute surgical admissions, but increases with age. Although the entity is an uncommon cause of abdominal pain, diligence is required because if untreated, mortality remains in the range of 50%. Early diagnosis and timely surgical intervention are the cornerstones of modern treatment to reduce the high mortality associated with this entity. The advent of endovascular approaches in parallel with modern imaging techniques is evolving and provides new treatment options. Lastly, a focused multidisciplinary approach based on early diagnosis and individualized treatment is essential. Thus, we believe that updated guidelines from World Society of Emergency Surgery are warranted, in order to provide the most recent and practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of AMI.

Original languageEnglish
Article number54
JournalWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Oct 2022

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