tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Cir Cir
. 2023 Nov 15.
doi: 10.24875/CIRU.23000099. Online ahead of print. Evaluation of the possible effects of the COVID-19 period on the clinical outcomes of acute mesenteric ischemia
Ali K Taşkin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mustafa Akar[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mehmet A Üstüner[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Muhammed H Büyükavcı[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bülent Özçetin[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
in English, Spanish
Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate the possible effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) period on the frequency and clinical course of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) cases.
Material and methods: A total of 35 patients who were treated and followed up with a diagnosis of AMI over 44 months were included.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 69 ± 12 years. Of these patients, 22 were male (63%). The most common cause of AMI in the patients was arterial embolism/thrombosis (68.6%). Thirty-three (94%) of the patients underwent surgical intervention. The duration of the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods was equal as 22 months, and 18 (51%) of the patients were admitted during the pandemic period. The mortality rate of the patients admitted during the COVID-19 period was also significantly higher than that of the patients admitted during the pre-COVID-19 period (61% and 29%) (p = 0.05).
Conclusions: Although the COVID-19 period did not cause a significant increase in the number of AMI cases when compared to the pre-COVID-19 period, the mortality rate was higher in this period. It is thought that further studies are required to investigate the cause of this increased mortality rate during the pandemic period.
Keywords: Acute mesenteric ischemia; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Mortality; Pandemic.
. 2023 Nov 15.
doi: 10.24875/CIRU.23000099. Online ahead of print. Evaluation of the possible effects of the COVID-19 period on the clinical outcomes of acute mesenteric ischemia
Ali K Taşkin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mustafa Akar[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mehmet A Üstüner[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Muhammed H Büyükavcı[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bülent Özçetin[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37967468
- DOI: 10.24875/CIRU.23000099
in English, Spanish
Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate the possible effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) period on the frequency and clinical course of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) cases.
Material and methods: A total of 35 patients who were treated and followed up with a diagnosis of AMI over 44 months were included.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 69 ± 12 years. Of these patients, 22 were male (63%). The most common cause of AMI in the patients was arterial embolism/thrombosis (68.6%). Thirty-three (94%) of the patients underwent surgical intervention. The duration of the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods was equal as 22 months, and 18 (51%) of the patients were admitted during the pandemic period. The mortality rate of the patients admitted during the COVID-19 period was also significantly higher than that of the patients admitted during the pre-COVID-19 period (61% and 29%) (p = 0.05).
Conclusions: Although the COVID-19 period did not cause a significant increase in the number of AMI cases when compared to the pre-COVID-19 period, the mortality rate was higher in this period. It is thought that further studies are required to investigate the cause of this increased mortality rate during the pandemic period.
Keywords: Acute mesenteric ischemia; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Mortality; Pandemic.