The effectiveness of gastric tonometry in the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia in cases where a contrast-enhanced computed tomography cannot be obtained

• Published in: Turkish journal of surgery Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 26 - 29
• Main Authors: Öz, Bahadır, Akyüz, Muhammet, Emek, Ertan, Sözüer, Erdoğan, Akyıldız, Hızır, Akcan, Alper, Ok, Engin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey Turkish Surgical Association 2015; Turkish Journal of Surgery
• Subjects: Abdomen; Embolisms; Gangrene; Ischemia; Medical imaging; Methods; Mortality; Original Investigation; Ulcers; Acute mesenteric ischemia; gastric tonometry; contrast-enhanced tomography

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of gastric tonometry in the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia in cases where a contrast-enhanced computed tomography cannot be obtained. The gastric pH (pHi) and gastric CO2 (gpCO2) were measured with gastric tonometry catheter, preoperativ...