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==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
The sensitivity of tests among 73 patients were:<ref>Huguier | The sensitivity of tests among 73 patients were: <ref name="HuguierBarrier2006">{{cite journal|last1=Huguier|first1=Michel|last2=Barrier|first2=Alain|last3=Boelle|first3=Pierre Y.|last4=Houry|first4=Sydney|last5=Lacaine|first5=Francois|title=Ischemic colitis|journal=The American Journal of Surgery|volume=192|issue=5|year=2006|pages=679–684|issn=00029610|doi=10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.09.018}}</ref> | ||
* [[Elevated white blood cell count]] more than 15,000/mm<sup>3</sup> in 20 patients (27%) | * [[Elevated white blood cell count]] more than 15,000/mm<sup>3</sup> in 20 patients (27%) | ||
* The [[serum bicarbonate]] level was less than 24 mmol/L in 26 patients (36%) | * The [[serum bicarbonate]] level was less than 24 mmol/L in 26 patients (36%) | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2], Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]
Overview
There are no specific blood tests for ischemic colitis, but an elevated white blood cell count may be present.
Laboratory Findings
The sensitivity of tests among 73 patients were: [1]
- Elevated white blood cell count more than 15,000/mm3 in 20 patients (27%)
- The serum bicarbonate level was less than 24 mmol/L in 26 patients (36%)
References
- ↑ Huguier, Michel; Barrier, Alain; Boelle, Pierre Y.; Houry, Sydney; Lacaine, Francois (2006). "Ischemic colitis". The American Journal of Surgery. 192 (5): 679–684. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.09.018. ISSN 0002-9610.