Serum markers for early detection of patients with mesenteric ischemia after cardiac surgery.

Journal: Innovative surgical sciences
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Mesenteric ischemia (MESI) is a rare but often fatal complication in patients after cardiac surgery. Non-specific clinical symptoms and lack of specific laboratory parameters complicate the diagnosis. We evaluated potential serum markers for MESI in cardiac surgery patients.

Authors

  • Daniel-Sebastian Dohle
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Johannes-Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
  • Carolin Bestendonk
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
  • Frank Petrat
    Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
  • Konstantinos Tsagakis
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
  • Meng Wang
    State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
  • Karl-Heinz Strucksberg
    Department of Endocrinology, Division of Laboratory Research, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
  • Ali Canbay
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
  • Heinz Jakob
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
  • Herbert de Groot
    Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.

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