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Table 2 Revascularization details and outcomes

From: Reperfusion injury on computed tomography following endovascular revascularization of acute mesenteric ischemia: prevalence, risk factors, and patient outcome

 

All patients

(n = 50)

No reperfusion Injury

(n = 28)

Reperfusion injury

(n = 22)

p value

Endovascular revascularization

Techniques

    

 Thrombolysis

24 (49%)

9 (33%)

15 (68%)

0.02

 Stenting

21 (42%)

16 (57%)

5 (23%)

0.01

 Thrombus-aspiration

20 (40%)

6 (21%)

14 (63%)

 < 0.01

 ≥ 2 combined techniques

18 (36%)

6 (21%)

12 (54%)

0.02

Technical Failure

4 (8%)

2 (7%)

2 (9%)§

0.99

Adverse event

   

0.07

 Absence

39 (80%)

21 (78%)

18 (82%)

 

 Mild/Moderate

5 (10%)

5 (18%)

0 (-)

 

 Severe

6 (12%)

2 (7%)

4 (18%)

 

Follow-up CT

Delay revascularization-CT (hours)¤

39 (18–65)

42 (15–71)

28 (20–48)

0.39

Indication of CT

    

Systematic follow-up

24 (48%)

13 (46%)

11 (50%)

 

Abdominal pain

13 (26%)

9 (32%)

4 (18%)

 

Clinical worsening

3 (6%)

1 (4%)

2 (9%)

 

Inflammatory syndrome

3 (6%)

2 (7%)

1 (5%)

 

Elevated serum lactate

3 (6%)

1 (4%)

2 (9%)

 

Internal bleeding suspicion

4 (8%)

2 (7%)

2 (9%)

 

SMA Recanalization

   

0.49

 None

8 (16%)

6 (21%)

2 (9%)¥

 

 Partial

19 (38%)

10 (36%)

9 (41%)

 

 Complete

23 (46%)

12 (43%)

11 (50%)

 

Clinical/Biological change after revascularization

Abdominal pain†

26 (55%)

11 (42%)

15 (71%)

0.07

Bloody diarrhea‡

8 (17%)

3 (12%)

5 (25%)

0.26

Change in serum lactate (%)‡

− 5% (− 38%; + 73%)

0% (− 33%; + 95%)

− 6% (− 43%; + 68%)

0.42

Change in WBC (%)‡

− 6% (− 25%, + 13%)

− 5% (− 19%, + 15%)

− 9% (− 32%; + 10%)

0.45

Change in CRP (%)*

 + 93% (− 6%; + 408%)

 + 5% (− 36%, + 171%)

 + 371% (+ 100; + 495%)

 < 0.01

Survival and morbidity

Secondary bowel resection

9 (18%)

2 (7%)

7 (32%)

0.03

Mean resected bowel length (cm)

80 (46–100)

48 (16–80)

80 (46–115)

0.33

3-month survival

38 (76%)

22 (79%)

16 (73%)

0.74

  1. Results are presented as medians and interquartile ranges
  2. All twelve deaths were in-hospital
  3. *Missing data in 16 patients
  4. Missing data in 3 patients
  5. Missing date in 4 patients
  6. ¤Missing data in one patient
  7. ¥One patient had partial revascularization of the SMA on the final angiogram, and the other was treated by intra-arterial thrombolysis
  8. §Those two patients were treated by intra-arterial thrombolysis
  9. CRP (C-reactive protein); CT (computed tomography); and WBC (white blood cells)
  10. Bold values indicate statistical significant values