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==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
The | The laboratory findings for ischemic colitis are as follows:<ref name="SunMaykel2007">{{cite journal|last1=Sun|first1=Mark|last2=Maykel|first2=Justin|title=Ischemic Colitis|journal=Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery|volume=20|issue=1|year=2007|pages=005–012|issn=1531-0043|doi=10.1055/s-2007-970194}}</ref> <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%) | |||
* The [[serum bicarbonate]] level was less than 24 mmol/L in 26 patients (36%) | *The sensitivity of tests among 73 patients were: | ||
**[[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%) | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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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 laboratory findings for ischemic colitis are as follows:[1] [2]
- The sensitivity of tests among 73 patients were:
- 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
- ↑ Sun, Mark; Maykel, Justin (2007). "Ischemic Colitis". Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 20 (1): 005–012. doi:10.1055/s-2007-970194. ISSN 1531-0043.
- ↑ 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.