Can the Preoperative Serum Lactate Level Predict the Extent of Bowel Ischemia in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Mesenteric Ischemia?

<div>Preoperative CT findings. AMI was confirmed in just about 50% of cases following CT angiography. CT: computed tomography. Multiple findings were present in 40% of cases.</div>

BioMed Research International

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Figure 1: Can the Preoperative Serum Lactate Level Predict the Extent of Bowel Ischemia in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Mesenteric Ischemia? 

Figure 1 | Can the Preoperative Serum Lactate Level Predict the Extent of Bowel Ischemia in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Mesenteric Ischemia? 