Acute mesenteric ischemia: updated guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery

Miklosh Bala, Fausto Catena, Jeffry Kashuk, Belinda De simone, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Dieter Weber, Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Yoram Kluger, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Edoardo Picetti, Luca Ansaloni, Goran Augustin, Walter L. Biffl, Marco Ceresoli, Osvaldo Chiara, Massimo Chiarugi, Raul Coimbra, Yunfeng Cui, Dimitris DamaskosSalomone Di Saverio, Joseph M. Galante, Vladimir Khokha, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Kenji Inaba, Ari Leppäniemi, Andrey Litvin, Andrew B. Peitzman, Vishal G. Shelat, Michael Sugrue, Matti Tolonen, Sandro Rizoli, Ibrahima Sall, Solomon G. Beka, Isidoro Di Carlo, Richard Ten broek, Chirika Mircea, Giovanni Tebala, Michele Pisano, Harry Van goor, Ronald V. Maier, Hans Jeekel, Ian Civil, Andreas Hecker, Edward Tan, Kjetil Soreide, Matthew J. Lee, Imtiaz Wani, Luigi Bonavina, Mark A. Malangoni, Kaoru Koike, George C. Velmahos, Gustavo P. Fraga, Andreas Fette, Nicola De’Angelis, Zsolt J. Balogh, Thomas M. Scalea, Gabriele Sganga, Michael D. Kelly, Jim Khan, Philip F. Stahel, Ernest E. Moore

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    Abstract

    Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a group of diseases characterized by an interruption of the blood supply to varying portions of the intestine, leading to ischemia and secondary inflammatory changes. If untreated, this process may progress to life-threatening intestinal necrosis. The incidence is low, estimated at 0.09–0.2% of all acute surgical admissions, but increases with age. Although the entity is an uncommon cause of abdominal pain, diligence is required because if untreated, mortality remains in the range of 50%. Early diagnosis and timely surgical intervention are the cornerstones of modern treatment to reduce the high mortality associated with this entity. The advent of endovascular approaches in parallel with modern imaging techniques is evolving and provides new treatment options. Lastly, a focused multidisciplinary approach based on early diagnosis and individualized treatment is essential. Thus, we believe that updated guidelines from World Society of Emergency Surgery are warranted, in order to provide the most recent and practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of AMI.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number54
    Number of pages17
    JournalWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery
    Volume17
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 19 Oct 2022

    Keywords

    • Mesenteric ischemia
    • Mesenteric arterial occlusion
    • Mesenteric artery stenting
    • Bowel ischemia
    • Guidelines
    • Recommendations
    • World Society of Emergency Surgery

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