• Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2014

    Multi-detector angio-CT and the use of D-dimer for the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia in geriatric patients.

    • Burak Gün, Sadiye Yolcu, Vermi Değerli, Gökhan Elçin, Önder Tomruk, Bülent Erdur, and İsmet Parlak.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
    • Ulus Travma Acil Cer. 2014 Sep 1;20(5):376-81.

    BackgroundThere is no specific laboratory method for the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI). In this study, we aimed to determine the efficacy of the D-dimer test in selected cases prior to multi-detector angio-CT, which is expensive and has side effects.MethodsPatients, over 65, with abdominal pain were included in this study. The D-dimer test was applied to 230 (34%) of 676 abdominal pain patients admitted to our emergency service. The D-dimer levels of the patients diagnosed with AMI by angio-CT were compared.ResultsIn AMI patients sensitivity of the D-dimer test was 84.6% and the specificity was 47.9%. Elevated D-dimer levels and AF were observed in 90.9% of the patients diagnosed with AMI by CT.ConclusionD-dimer levels were elevated in the AMI patients. Patients suspected of having AMI with unclear clinical results and patients with D-dimer levels above 1000 ng/ml and AF should undergo further evaluation.

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