Histological Damage of Colonic Epithelium is Associated with Clinical Severity and Outcome in Colectomized Critically Ill Patients

Background Severe intestinal mucosal damage and organ failure has been associated in experimental models. Our purpose was to determine whether there is any association between histopathological findings and postoperative mortality among ICU patients undergoing emergency colectomies for various illne...

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Published in:	World journal of surgery Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 1211 - 1216
Main Authors:	Sipola, S., Ala-Kokko, T. I., Laurila, J. J., Vakkala, M., Ohtonen, P., Saarnio, J., Karttunen, T. J., Syrjälä, H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston Springer US 01-05-2014 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Abdominal Surgery Aged Blood Lactate Level Cardiac Surgery Case-Control Studies Colectomy Colon - pathology Colon Wall Critical Illness Female General Surgery Humans Intestinal Mucosa - pathology Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Neutrophil Infiltration Retrospective Studies Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score Severity of Illness Index Surgery Thoracic Surgery Treatment Outcome Vascular Surgery Colon Wall Blood Lactate Level Neutrophil Infiltration Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
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