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.

	Ischemic colitis; (𝑁=118)
Mean WBC ± SD at admission	12.96±6.23
Mean highest WBC during hospital stay ± SD	14.49±6.84
Mean Hb ± SD	13.04±1.89
Mean lowest Hb during hospital stay ± SD	10.38±2.07
Mean albumin ± SD	3.63±0.53
Mean bicarbonate ± SD	25.32±3.70
Mean Na ± SD	137.20±13.78
Mean Cr ± SD	1.38±0.92
Mean ALT ± SD	29.92±16.82
Mean amylase ± SD	104.71±173.09
Mean lipase ± SD	118.96±116.86
Mean glucose ± SD	135.95±71.10
Mean lactic acid ± SD	4.54±11.69
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

ALT: alanine aminotransferase, Cr: creatinine, CT: computed tomography, Hb: hemoglobin, Na: sodium, and WBC: white blood cells.