The psoas muscle density as a predictor of postoperative complications and 30-day mortality for acute mesenteric ischemia patients

Outcomes of bowel resection following non-mechanical intestinal obstruction due to mesenteric vein thrombosis in Uganda: A case series

“…The complications of massive bowel resection include short bowel syndrome (SBS), electrolyte imbalance, intestinal obstruction, intestinal hemorrhage, renal or cardiac dysfunction, intestinal fistula and wound infection. Patients presenting with peritonitis and infarcted bowel have a prolonged and complicated course [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] . In this case series, 2 patients developed SBS and 1 patient developed an intestinal fistula.…”

Mortality Prediction Model before Surgery for Acute Mesenteric Infarction: A Population-Based Study

“…Cerebrovascular disease (1 point) and diabetes (1 point) were negative prognosticators. Previous studies have revealed that some comorbidities (such as diabetes and cerebrovascular diseases) in some patients impacted postoperative mortality rates [ 13 , 23 ]. However, there is no obvious explanation of why a history of diabetes and cerebrovascular disease are risk factors for short-term postoperative mortality of AMI.…”

“…After referring to previous studies, age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index score, and cardiac conduction disease were identified as the preoperative risk factors, and they were included in our study. Based on the details of the Charlson Comorbidity Index score, we chose 13 diseases to evaluate [ 3 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ] ( Supplementary Table S1 ). The cutoff value for continuous variables was determined using receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves.…”

“…Studies performed to date reveal that 30-day mortality is a reliable metric to determine the outcomes of surgery to treat AMI. Preoperative factors associated with 30-day mortality include patient vital parameters, comorbidities, clinical characteristics, duration between diagnosis and surgery, and intraoperative interventions [ 3 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ].…”

“…Preoperative prediction is essential to determine whether patients need to undergo a bowel resection to assess intestinal viability and determine the feasibility of reestablishing blood supply to the ischemic bowel, removing the necrotic intestine, and promoting a care-related quality-of-life improvement process. Previous studies have identified some preoperative risk factors for 30-day surgical mortality post bowel resection [ 3 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ]. However, few studies have involved scoring systems for predicting mortality following bowel resection, specifically among patients with AMI [ 19 , 20 ].…”