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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
TAşKIN, Ali K. et al. Evaluation of the possible effects of the COVID-19 period on the clinical outcomes of acute mesenteric ischemia. Cir. cir. [online]. 2024, vol.92, n.1, pp.20-27. Epub May 07, 2024. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.23000099.
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; Coronavirus; COVID-19; Mortality; Pandemic.