TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond Low Flow
T2 - How i Manage Ischemic Colitis
AU - Brandt, Lawrence J.
AU - Feuerstadt, Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by the American College of Gastroenterology.
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - CI is a common and usually benign disease, although prognosis is related to the segment of colon involved as well as the severity of the process. Attention to the site of involvement, basic laboratory data, CT, and colonoscopic fi ndings minimizes the risk for poor-outcome. By triaging patients according to these variables, we can determine who should receive conservative therapy and who warrants more aggressive intervention, including antibiotics and surgical consultation.
AB - CI is a common and usually benign disease, although prognosis is related to the segment of colon involved as well as the severity of the process. Attention to the site of involvement, basic laboratory data, CT, and colonoscopic fi ndings minimizes the risk for poor-outcome. By triaging patients according to these variables, we can determine who should receive conservative therapy and who warrants more aggressive intervention, including antibiotics and surgical consultation.
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U2 - 10.1038/ajg.2016.456
DO - 10.1038/ajg.2016.456
M3 - Article
C2 - 27725651
AN - SCOPUS:84991038769
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 111
SP - 1672
EP - 1674
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 12
ER -