Research Article
Is CT Angiogram of the Abdominal Vessels Needed following the Diagnosis of Ischemic Colitis? A Multicenter Community Study
Table 2
Laboratory, radiology, colonoscopy, and histopathology findings between both groups.
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| Mean WBC ± SD at admission | | Mean highest WBC during hospital stay ± SD | | Mean Hb ± SD | | Mean lowest Hb during hospital stay ± SD | | Mean albumin ± SD | | Mean bicarbonate ± SD | | Mean Na ± SD | | Mean Cr ± SD | | Mean ALT ± SD | | Mean amylase ± SD | | Mean lipase ± SD | | Mean glucose ± SD | | Mean lactic acid ± SD | | CT scan findings | | Available | 90 (76.3%) | Normal CT | 10 (11.1%) | Wall thickening | 65 (72.2%) | Induration | 20 (22.2%) | Pericolonic fat stranding | 54 (60%) | Loss of haustra | 5 (5.6%) | Free intra-abdominal fluid | 16 (17.8%) | Pneumatosis coli | 7 (7.8%) | Portal/mesenteric venous gas | 4 (4.4%) | Pneumoperitoneum | 4 (4.4%) | Bowel dilation | 13 (14.4%) | Colonoscopy findings | | Performed | 89 (75.4%) | Edematous mucosa | 52 (58.4%) | Erythema | 57 (64.1%) | Erosions/ulcerations | 47 (52.8%) | Friability/active bleeding | 24 (25%) | Exudate/necrosis | 9 (10.1%) | Stricture | 2 (2.3%) | Missing data | 1 | Histology findings | | Available | 94 (79.7%) | Normal histology | 4 (4.3%) | Edema | 8 (8.5%) | Epithelium loss/ulceration | 31 (33%) | Crypt loss | 8 (8.5%) | Acute inflammation | 68 (72.3%) | Chronic inflammation | 33 (35.1%) | Capillary thrombosis | 5 (5.3%) | Necrosis/exudate | 39 (41.5%) | Submucosal hemorrhage | 20 (21.3%) | Vascular congestion | 5 (5.3%) | Mucosal/transmural infarct | 7 (7.5%) | Chronic ulcer | 9 (9.6%) | Location | | Left colon | 95 (84.8%) | Right colon | 16 (14.3%) | Pancolitis | 1 (0.9%) | Rectum | 3 (2.7%) | Rectosigmoid junction | 14 (12.5%) | Sigmoid | 49 (43.8%) | Descending colon | 73 (65.2%) | Splenic flexure | 58 (51.8%) | Transverse colon | 33 (29.5%) | Hepatic flexure | 8 (7.1%) | Ascending colon | 13 (11.6%) | Cecum | 12 (10.7%) | Missing data | 6 |
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ALT: alanine aminotransferase, Cr: creatinine, CT: computed tomography, Hb: hemoglobin, Na: sodium, and WBC: white blood cells.
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