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ArticleThe British journal of radiology2020

Risk factors of geriatrics index of comorbidity and MDCT findings for predicting mortality in patients with acute mesenteric ischemia due to superior mesenteric artery thromboembolism.

Wei Tang, Bo Jin, Lian-Qin Kuang, Jing Zhang, Chun-Xue Li, Yi Wang

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Article in The British journal of radiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei TangDepartment of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
Bo JinDepartment of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
Lian-Qin KuangDepartment of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
Chun-Xue LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
Yi WangDepartment of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0818-724X
Army Medical University · CNNorth Sichuan Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo identify risk factors of geriatrics index of comorbidity (GIC) and multidetector CT (MDCT) findings for predicting mortality in patients with acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) due to superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thromboembolism.

methods33 patients with AMI due to SMA thromboembolism underwent abdominal MDCT and angiography. Patients' comorbidities and MDCT findings of ischemic bowel/mesenteric injuries, regions of SMA involved by thromboembolism, and degrees of SMA stenosis were retrospectively reviewed. The comorbidities were classified into 1-4 levels according to GIC. The association of MDCT signs and GIC classification with mortality were analyzed. Diagnostic performances of risk factors associated with mortality were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses.

resultsEighteen patients (54.5%) died during hospitalization or follow-up, including one patient with class 1, two patients with class 2, eight patients with class 3, and seven patients with class 4 according to GIC. Three risk factors significantly associated with mortality were identified, including pneumatosis and/or portomesenteric venous gas (PPMVG) (

conclusionThree risk factors for mortality were identified in patients with AMI due to SMA thromboembolism, including PPMVG and four regions of SMA involved by thromboembolism on MDCT images, and class 3 + 4 of comorbidities. Close monitoring of these risk factors could possibly lower the mortality. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Risk factors based on GIC and MDCT findings may be used to predict mortality in patients with AMI. Close monitoring of these risk factors could possibly lower the mortality.

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Multidetector Computed TomographyAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMesenteric IschemiaMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk Factors

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