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- Title
Low Threshold for Laparoscopic Exploration in Dementia Patients With Unexplained Abdominal Pain and Risk Factors for Acute Mesenteric Ischemia.
- Authors
Vakil, Deep P.; Shumway, Megan C.; Spector, Chelsea L.; Carrillo, Eddy H.; Rosenthal, Andrew
- Abstract
Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is associated with a high mortality and morbidity. There are limited studies on the presentation and management of elderly dementia patients with AMI. The following case of an 88-year-old female with dementia presenting with AMI highlights the challenges in the care of elderly dementia patients with AMI, the importance of identifying risk factors and hallmarks of acute mesenteric ischemia early in the clinical course, and suggests that aggressive workup with diagnostic laparoscopy is crucial to timely diagnosis and effective care.
- Subjects
MESENTERIC ischemia; DEMENTIA patients; ABDOMINAL pain; OLDER patients; ELDER care
- Publication
American Surgeon, 2023, Vol 89, Issue 8, p3514
- ISSN
0003-1348
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00031348231161719