ArticleWorld journal of surgery2014
Sensitivity and specificity of red cell distribution width in diagnosing acute mesenteric ischemia in patients with abdominal pain.
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- Diagnostic accuracy of biomarkers to detect acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Pooled it
- Incidence and outcomes of acute mesenteric ischaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- The use of platelet indices, plateletcrit, mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in emergency non-traumatic abdominal surgery: a systematic review.Biochemia medica · 2016Pooled it
- Tricky acute mesenteric ischemia: what can we do?Gastroenterology report · 2025Review
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- The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland consensus guidelines in emergency colorectal surgery.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2021Article
- A Novel Scoring System for Diagnosing Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in the Emergency Ward.World journal of surgery · 2017Article
- Prognostic significance of red blood cell distribution width in gastrointestinal disorders.World journal of gastroenterology · 2017Review
- Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a diagnostic biomarker for the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2016Article
- D-dimer test may contribute to detect acute mesenteric ischemia and intestinal necrosis.World journal of surgery · 2015Article
- Can red cell distribution width predict acute mesenteric ischemia?World journal of surgery · 2015Article
- Red cell distribution width cannot predict acute mesenteric ischemia: reply.World journal of surgery · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe investigated the utility of the red cell distribution width (RDW) in diagnosing acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) in patients with abdominal pain.
methodsThe patients were divided into two groups in this retrospective case-control study: patients with AMI and patients with abdominal pain who did not require urgent surgery. Venous blood was collected from the patients upon admission to the emergency department, and abdominal computed tomography angiography was performed. The RDW and hematological and biochemical parameters of the groups were compared. The primary outcome was AMI among the patients with abdominal pain. The secondary outcome was mortality, complaint period, and size of ischemia/necrosis among the AMI patients.
resultsThe RDW, white blood cell lactate dehydrogenase, and blood urea nitrogen of the patients with AMI were significantly different from those of the control group. When the average RDW (15.04 %) of the patients with AMI was used as a cut-off value, the sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (+LR), and negative likelihood (-LR) were 40.8 %, 81.2 %, 2.17, and 0.73, respectively. When patients with AMI and anemia were included in the group, the sensitivity and specificity values did not change. There was no relation between the RDW and mortality, size of the ischemia/necrosis, and complaint period. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in the average RDW between the patients with ischemia/necrosis in the small intestine only and those with ischemia/necrosis in the colon.
conclusionThe RDW on admission is of marginal help to diagnose AMI among patients with abdominal pain.
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