Ischaemic colitis: uncertainty in diagnosis, pathophysiology and management
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DOI: 10.1111/ans.14237
Abstract: Ischaemic colitis is the most common form of gastrointestinal ischaemia, but may be confused with acute mesenteric ischaemia, inflammatory bowel disease or infectious colitis. This review article outlines the current classification, epidemiology and risk factors,… read more here.
Keywords: uncertainty diagnosis; colitis uncertainty; management; colitis ... See more keywords
Predictive factors of short-term mortality in ischaemic colitis and development of a new prognostic scoring model of in-hospital mortality
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DOI: 10.1177/2050640616658219
Abstract: Background Ischaemic colitis (IC) is the most common form of intestinal ischaemia with a wide spectrum of severity, with possible risk of death. Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate predictive factors of… read more here.
Keywords: model; hospital mortality; ischaemic colitis; mortality ... See more keywords
A fatal case of amphetamine induced ischaemic colitis
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DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0350
Abstract: &NA; Amphetamine induced ischaemic colitis is an exceedingly rare presentation of amphetamine toxicity. The cases reported in the literature have described mild or transient disease. We present a fatal case of ischaemic colitis induced by… read more here.
Keywords: fatal case; amphetamine induced; amphetamine; ischaemic colitis ... See more keywords