Biological scoring system for early prediction of acute bowel ischemia after cardiac surgery: the PALM score
Abstract Background Bowel ischemia is a life-threatening emergency defined as an inadequate vascular perfusion leading to bowel inflammation resulting from impaired colonic/small bowel blood supply. Main issue for physicians regarding bowel ischemia diagnosis lies in the absence of informative and s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-04-01
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Series: | Annals of Intensive Care |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-018-0395-5 |