RT Journal
A1 Gewertz BL
T1 Invited critique: Management of acute mesenteric ischemia
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 1999
FD March 1
VO 134
IS 3
SP 331
OP 331
DO 10.1001/archsurg.134.3.331
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.134.3.331
AB 
Despite better insights into the pathophysiology of acute mesenteric ischemia, these syndromes remain highly morbid events with reported mortality rates exceeding 60%. The increase in the incidence of these disorders (0.1% of hospital admissions) is secondary to multiple factors, such as heightened awareness for the diagnosis, the advanced mean age of the population, and the increasing number of critically ill patients. Acknowledged risk factors for acute mesenteric ischemia include cardiac arrhythmias, advanced age, low cardiac output states, generalized atherosclerosis, congestive heart failure, severe valvular cardiac disease, recent myocardial infarction, and intra-abdominal malignancy.