Serum markers for early detection of patients with mesenteric ischemia after cardiac surgery

Abstract

Mesenteric ischemia (MESI) is a rare but often fatal complication in patients after cardiac surgery. Non-specific clinical symptoms and lack of specific laboratory parameters complicate the diagnosis. We evaluated potential serum markers for MESI in cardiac surgery patients.

Keywords

• αgst
• biomarker
• cardiac surgery
• d-lactate
• ifabp
• mesenteric ischemia