Mesenteric ischemia after a cardiac operation: conservative treatment with local vasodilation.
Acute mesenteric ischemia is a rare and often fatal event after cardiopulmonary bypass. We describe a diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm and present a patient with nonocclusive intestinal ischemia who had a successful conservative treatment.
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Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, City Hospital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland.
Genoni
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von Segesser
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Brühlmann
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Turina
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D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D010208:Papaverine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D014661:Vasoconstriction; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D010208:Papaverine