Fulminant Nonocclusive Mesenteric Ischemia Just after Hip Arthroplasty

Joint Authors

Martins-Filho, Olindo Assis
Basile-Filho, Anibal
Alkmim-Teixeira, Gil Cezar
Auxiliadora-Martins, Maria
Feres, Omar

Source

Case Reports in Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2010-03-15

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) is not a rare clinical entity in intensive medicine, and it can be a consequence of several clinical or surgical situations.

This pathology results from reduced intestinal microvascular blood supply associated with an acute inflammatory process, culminating with bowel necrosis.

This is a case on a female patient who developed immediate postsurgical NOMI following hip arthroplasty and died.

Since diagnosis of this potentially fatal condition remains a dilemma, NOMI should always be considered an eventual postoperative complication in high-risk surgical patients such as elderly individuals with previous history of nicotine abuse, congestive heart failure, and essential hypertension.

The present paper highlights the importance of early diagnosis and prompt adequate treatment of NOMI in subjects with diminished cardiac output and severe abdominal pain.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Auxiliadora-Martins, Maria& Alkmim-Teixeira, Gil Cezar& Feres, Omar& Martins-Filho, Olindo Assis& Basile-Filho, Anibal. 2010. Fulminant Nonocclusive Mesenteric Ischemia Just after Hip Arthroplasty. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457387

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Auxiliadora-Martins, Maria…[et al.]. Fulminant Nonocclusive Mesenteric Ischemia Just after Hip Arthroplasty. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457387

American Medical Association (AMA)

Auxiliadora-Martins, Maria& Alkmim-Teixeira, Gil Cezar& Feres, Omar& Martins-Filho, Olindo Assis& Basile-Filho, Anibal. Fulminant Nonocclusive Mesenteric Ischemia Just after Hip Arthroplasty. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457387

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-457387