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ArticleCureus2023

Pneumatosis Intestinalis With Abdominal Wall Emphysema in Hypothermia.

Masaatsu Kuwahara, Hiroko Otagaki, Hideaki Imanaka

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Masaatsu KuwaharaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Takarazuka City Hospital, Takarazuka, JPN.
Hiroko OtagakiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Takarazuka City Hospital, Takarazuka, JPN.
Hideaki ImanakaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Takarazuka City Hospital, Takarazuka, JPN.
Takarazuka City Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this report, we present a case in which intestinal and abdominal wall emphysema was observed, but the patient was unconscious due to hypothermia, making it difficult to determine the indication for surgery. Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a pathological condition characterized by the presence of gas within the walls of the small or large intestine and is considered a surgical emergency when accompanied by manifestations of peritonitis on abdominal examination, metabolic acidosis, and lactic acid levels above 2.0 mmol/L. In this specific case, the patient's blood draw results indicated the requirement for an emergency laparotomy; however, the patient's unconscious state became a challenge to make decision on informed consenting. The case illustrates the difficulties encountered in making treatment decisions in critically ill patients and the necessity for thorough assessments and close monitoring of vital signs in such patients.

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accidental hypothermiafree airlaparotomy decisionpneumatosis intestinaliswall emphysema

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PMID36938220
PMCPMC10016734
OpenAlexW4320496353

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