Abstract Objectives Acute intestinal ischemia from cardiac surgery is rare but highly lethal. Conventional risk models lack preoperative markers reflecting splanchnic arterial capacity. We hypothesized that subclinical abdominal atherosclerosis predisposes..
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Abstract Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a critical clinical syndrome precipitated by the restoration of blood flow following intestinal ischemia, a common occurrence in perioperative settings such as abdominal aortic..
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Abstract OBJECTIVES Risk factors associated with intestinal ischaemia after heart surgery have been previously explored; however, a paucity of data exists with regard to extent of intestinal ischaemia in patients..
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This case reports on a 45-year-old male patient who was hospitalized for emergency intervention due to recurrent abdominal discomfort following CT-confirmed occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cyto2_compressed.pdf"]
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Abstract Introduction: Intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP) is increasingly employed as a highly specific marker of intestinal necrosis. However, the value of this marker associated with cardiovascular surgery with hypothermic..
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