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Reintam Blaser A, Björck M. Authors' Perspective of the Highlights, Limitations, and Future Directions of the Acute MESenteric Ischaemia (AMESI) Study. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2024; 68:149-151. [PMID: 38914365 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Annika Reintam Blaser
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Qu S, Wen R, Yan M, Qin J, Li J. Early endovascular approaches for treating acute mesenteric arterial occlusive disease in hemodialysis patients. Hemodial Int 2024; 28:241-246. [PMID: 38385856 DOI: 10.1111/hdi.13139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Among hemodialysis patients, acute superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thrombosis a condition with a high mortality rate. Very few larger case series have been reported. METHOD We reviewed eight hemodialysis patients with diabetes mellitus and SMA thrombosis managed with endovascular therapy in our institution. Demographic, clinical, and radiological data were described. The patency of the SMA was assessed by computed tomography angiography (CTA) at one month after the endovascular procedure. At the last visit, clinical symptoms and check of mortality were recorded. RESULTS Multidetector CTA scan revealed severe stenosis of SMA in 6 patients and SMA occlusion in the other two patients. The severe stenosis of SMA were verified by angiography. Balloon angioplasty without stenting was performed to obtain satisfactory patency of SMA. Seven of eight patients achieved resolution of abdominal pain after the endovascular procedure. One patient died of suspected intestinal necrosis after 6 days of balloon angioplasty. All seven surviving patients did not experience a recurrence of symptoms with a median follow-up of 2 years. No significant residual stenotic or occlusive lesions were noted in follow-up CTA at one month after the endovascular procedure. CONCLUSION SMA thrombosis should be systematically suspected in hemodialysis patients experiencing abdominal pain. Prompt diagnosis of SMA thrombosis as soon as possible and early endovascular therapy are required to obtain a favorable prognosis in the hemodialysis patient with SMA thrombosis.
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- Siyuan Qu
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of South China Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of South China Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of South China Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of South China Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hunan Province, China
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Reintam Blaser A, Tamme K, Starkopf J, Forbes A, Murruste M, Talving P, Acosta S, Björck M. The incidences of acute mesenteric ischaemia vary greatly depending on the population and diagnostic activity. Crit Care 2024; 28:85. [PMID: 38500182 PMCID: PMC10946189 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-04870-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Annika Reintam Blaser
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- North Estonia Medical Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Garzelli L, Nacher M. The acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMESI) study: a matter of incidence. Crit Care 2024; 28:67. [PMID: 38438848 PMCID: PMC10910702 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-04850-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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- Lorenzo Garzelli
- Department of Medical Imaging, Cayenne Hospital Center, University of French Guiana, Avenue des Flamboyants, 97306, Cayenne, French Guiana, France.
- University of French Guiana, Cayenne, France.
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- University of French Guiana, Cayenne, France
- Clinical Investigation Center Antilles French Guiana (CIC INSERM 1424), Cayenne Hospital Center, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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Soltanzadeh-Naderi Y, Acosta S. Trends in population-based incidence, diagnostics, and mortality of acute superior mesenteric artery occlusion. Front Surg 2024; 10:1334655. [PMID: 38234455 PMCID: PMC10791993 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1334655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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Acute occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) results in lethal intestinal ischemia. Results from two previous population-based studies in Malmö, Sweden, suggest a decreasing incidence of acute SMA occlusion. This study aimed to evaluate trends in the epidemiology of acute SMA occlusion in Malmö. The report was a retrospective population-based study conducted from 2014 to 2019 on patients with acute SMA occlusion residing in Malmö municipality. Patient data were retrieved from Skåne University Hospital and postmortem examinations. Epidemiological data were compared to those of the two earlier studies, in particular to the one conducted from 2000 to 2006. Sixteen patients with acute SMA occlusion resided in Malmö municipality. The incidence of acute SMA occlusion significantly decreased from 5.4/100,000 person-years to 0.8/100,000 person-years. The ratio of acute SMA occlusion to non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) decreased from 12.5:1 to 0.9:1 (p < 0.0001), the proportion of inhabitants aged 80 years or above in the population decreased from 6.0% to 4.3% (p < 0.0001), and the autopsy rate decreased from 25% to 14% (p < 0.0001). The in-hospital mortality rate decreased from 63% to 44% (p = 0.14). The incidence of acute SMA occlusion seems to have decreased significantly in Malmö, probably due to high-resolution computed tomography angiographies being available around the clock to distinguish acute SMA occlusion from NOMI, a reduced proportion of elderly individuals, improved control of medical risk factors, and a decrease in autopsy rates.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Vascular Centre, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Tual A, Garzelli L, Nuzzo A, Corcos O, Castier Y, Ben Abdallah I, Ronot M. Strengthening the Description of Superior Mesenteric Artery Occlusions in Acute Mesenteric Ischaemia: Proposition for an Anatomical Classification. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2023; 65:802-808. [PMID: 36736617 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.01.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to propose computed tomography angiography (CTA) based anatomical segmentation of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), in order to standardise the reporting of occlusive lesions in acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI). METHODS A retrospective CTA evaluation of patients with occlusive AMI admitted between 2016 and 2021. After the screening of 468 patients, 95 were included. The SMA was segmented into proximal (S1, ostium to the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery), middle (S2, from the inferior pancreaticoduodenal to the ileocolic artery), and distal (S3, downstream the ileocolic artery) sections. The jejunal arteries were labelled J1 to J6, and the middle, right, and ileocolic arteries C1, C2, and C3. Two radiologists independently applied the proposed segmentation to a cohort of patients with occlusive AMI to describe occlusive lesions. Intra- and inter-rater agreement was assessed with kappa statistics. RESULTS Occlusions involved one segment in 50 (53%) patients (S1, n = 27 [28%]; S2, n = 12 [13%]; S3, n = 11 [12%]); two segments in 37 (39%) patients (S2/S3, n = 31 [33%]; S1/S2, n = 3 [3%]; S1/S3, n = 3 [3%]); and all three segments in eight patients (S1/S2/S3, 8%). The median number of jejunal arteries was four (interquartile range 3, 4.5). C1 and C2 were present in 93 (98%) and 23 patients (24%), respectively. Almost perfect intra-rater agreement was obtained for S1 (91% agreement, κ = 0.82, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.72 - 0.92); substantial agreement was obtained for S2 (90% agreement, κ = 0.80, 95% CI 0.68 - 0.92) and S3 (86% agreement, κ = 0.72, 95% CI 0.58 - 0.86). Almost perfect inter-rater agreement (with the second junior reading) was obtained for S1 (97% agreement, κ = 0.95, 95% CI 0.89 - 1.0), S2 (91% agreement, κ = 0.82, 95% CI 0.72 - 0.92), and S3 (agreement 96%, κ = 0.91, 95% CI 0.83 - 0.99). CONCLUSION A standardised CTA based anatomical segmental description of SMA occlusive lesions in AMI is proposed; it provided substantial to almost perfect intra- and inter-rater agreement for most anatomical segments.
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- Arnaud Tual
- Université Paris Cité, France & Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Beaujon, APHP Nord, Clichy, France
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- Université Paris Cité, France & Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Beaujon, APHP Nord, Clichy, France
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- Intestinal Stroke Centre, Service de Gastroenterologie, MICI et Insuffisance Intestinale, Hôpital Beaujon, APHP Nord, Clichy, France
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- Intestinal Stroke Centre, Service de Gastroenterologie, MICI et Insuffisance Intestinale, Hôpital Beaujon, APHP Nord, Clichy, France
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- Université Paris Cité, France & Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, Hôpital Bichat, APHP Nord, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, France & Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, Hôpital Bichat, APHP Nord, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, France & Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Beaujon, APHP Nord, Clichy, France.
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Hess B, Cahenzli M, Forbes A, Burgos R, Coccolini F, Corcos O, Holst M, Irtun Ø, Klek S, Pironi L, Rasmussen HH, Serlie MJ, Thibault R, Gabe S, Reintam Blaser A. Management of acute mesenteric ischaemia: Results of a worldwide survey. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2023; 54:194-205. [PMID: 36963863 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI) is a condition with high mortality. This survey assesses current attitudes and practices to manage AMI worldwide. METHODS A questionnaire survey about the practices of diagnosing and managing AMI, endorsed by several specialist societies, was sent to different medical specialists and hospitals worldwide. Data from individual health care professionals and from medical teams were collected. RESULTS We collected 493 individual forms from 71 countries and 94 team forms from 34 countries. Almost half of respondents were surgeons, and most of the responding teams (70%) were led by surgeons. Most of the respondents indicated that diagnosis of AMI is often delayed but rarely missed. Emergency revascularisation is often considered for patients with AMI but rarely in cases of transmural ischaemia (intestinal infarction). Responses from team hospitals with a dedicated special unit (14 team forms) indicated more aggressive revascularisation. Abdominopelvic CT-scan with intravenous contrast was suggested as the most useful diagnostic test, indicated by approximately 90% of respondents. Medical history and risk factors were thought to be more important in diagnosis of AMI without transmural ischaemia, whereas for intestinal infarction, plasma lactate concentrations and surgical exploration were considered more useful. In elderly patients, a palliative approach is often chosen over extensive bowel resection. There was a large variability in anticoagulant treatment, as well as in timing of surgery to restore bowel continuity. CONCLUSIONS Delayed diagnosis of AMI is common despite wide availability of an adequate imaging modality, i.e. CT-scan. Large variability in treatment approaches exists, indicating the need for updated guidelines. Increased awareness and knowledge of AMI may improve current practice until more robust evidence becomes available. Adherence to the existing guidelines may help in improving differences in treatment and outcomes.
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- Benjamin Hess
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Nutritional Support Unit, University Hospital Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Intestinal Vascular Emergencies Structure (SURVI), Beaujon Hospital/Assistance Publique, Hopitaux de Paris, France
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- Centre for Nutrition and Intestinal Failure, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University Hospital North Norway, Norway
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- Surgical Oncology Clinic, The Maria Sklodowska-Curie Reseach Institute of Oncology, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy; Centre for Chronic Intestinal Failure - Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Unit, IRCCS AOUBO, Bologna, Italy
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- Centre for Nutrition and Intestinal Failure, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Unité de Nutrition, CHU Rennes, INRAE, INSERM, Univ Rennes, Nutrition Metabolisms and Cancer Institute, NuMeCan, Rennes, France
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- Lennard Jones Intestinal Rehabilitation Unit, St Mark's Hospital, London, England
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland; Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize the recent evidence on acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI). RECENT FINDINGS The overall incidence of AMI is below 10/100 000 person years but increases exponentially with age. The overall mortality of AMI remains high, exceeding 50%, despite continuing progress and increasing availability of imaging and endovascular interventions. However, patients with (early) revascularization have significantly better outcomes. The majority of patients surviving the acute event are still alive at 1 year, but evidence on quality of life is scarce.Clinical suspicion of AMI is the key to timely diagnosis, with biphasic computed tomography-angiography the diagnostic method of choice. Currently, no biomarker has sufficient specificity to diagnose AMI. SUMMARY Improved awareness and knowledge of AMI are needed to raise the suspicion of AMI in relevant patients and thereby to achieve better outcomes.
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Tamme K, Reintam Blaser A, Laisaar KT, Mändul M, Kals J, Forbes A, Kiss O, Acosta S, Bjørck M, Starkopf J. Incidence and outcomes of acute mesenteric ischaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e062846. [PMID: 36283747 PMCID: PMC9608543 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence of acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI), proportions of its different forms and short-term and long-term mortality. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE (Ovid), Web of Science, Scopus and Cochrane Library were searched until 26 July 2022. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Studies reporting data on the incidence and outcomes of AMI in adult populations. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Data extraction and quality assessment with modified Newcastle-Ottawa scale were performed using predeveloped standard forms. The outcomes were the incidence of AMI and its different forms in the general population and in patients admitted to hospital, and the mortality of AMI in its different forms. RESULTS From 3064 records, 335 full texts were reviewed and 163 included in the quantitative analysis. The mean incidence of AMI was 6.2 (95% CI 1.9 to 12.9) per 100 000 person years. On average 5.0 (95% CI 3.3 to 7.1) of 10 000 hospital admissions were due to AMI. Occlusive arterial AMI was the most common form constituting 68.6% (95% CI 63.7 to 73.2) of all AMI cases, with similar proportions of embolism and thrombosis.Overall short-term mortality (in-hospital or within 30 days) of AMI was 59.6% (95% CI 55.5 to 63.6), being 68.7% (95% CI 60.8 to 74.9) in patients treated before the year 2000 and 55.0% (95% CI 45.5 to 64.1) in patients treated from 2000 onwards (p<0.05). The mid/long-term mortality of AMI was 68.2% (95% CI 60.7 to 74.9). Mortality due to mesenteric venous thrombosis was 24.6% (95% CI 17.0 to 32.9) and of non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia 58.4% (95% CI 48.6 to 67.7). The short-term mortality of revascularised occlusive arterial AMI was 33.9% (95% CI 30.7 to 37.4). CONCLUSIONS In adult patients, AMI is a rarely diagnosed condition with high mortality, although with improvement of treatment results over the last decades. Two thirds of AMI cases are of occlusive arterial origin with potential for better survival if revascularised. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42021247148.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kadri Tamme
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Statistics, Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Surgery Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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