| 60I | 60 min lasting ischemia |
| AAP | acute abdominal pain |
| AF | atrial fibrillation |
| αGST | alpha glutathione S-transferase |
| AMAE | acute mesenteric arterial embolism |
| AMSBO | acute mechanical small bowel obstruction |
| AMAT | acute mesenteric arterial thrombosis |
| AMI | acute mesenteric ischemia |
| AUTO-Dimer | automated quantitative immuno-turbidimetric D-dimer |
| AVD | arteriovenous difference |
| B | blood |
| BN | bowel necrosis |
| CABA | cobalt–albumin binding assay |
| CG | Control Group |
| CH | Switzerland |
| CK | creatinine kinase |
| CO | Colombia |
| CPK | creatinine phosphokinase |
| CTA | computed tomography angiography |
| DE | Germany |
| DNI | delta neutrophil index |
| ETD | extended tissue damages |
| FEU | fibrinogen equivalent units |
| GI | Gastro-intestinal |
| I-BABP | ileal bile acid-binding protein |
| IC | ischemic colitis |
| IE CHR | ion-exchange chromatography |
| I-FABP | intestinal fatty acid-binding protein |
| IGs | immature granulocytes |
| II | intestinal ischemia |
| IL | interleukin |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IMA | ischemia modified albumin |
| IMFA | immunofiltration assay |
| IR | ischemia reperfusion |
| IRA | interventional radiology approach |
| KSM | kinetic spectrophotometric method |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LEU | leukocyte |
| LR | literature reference |
| LTIA | latex turbidimetric immunoassay |
| Lab. | laboratory |
| L-FABP | urinary L-type fatty acid-binding protein |
| MI | mesenteric infarction |
| MO | mortality |
| MOF | multiple organ failure |
| MPV | mean platelet volume |
| MVT | mesenteric venous thrombosis |
| ND | necrotic damages |
| NL | Netherlands |
| NLR | Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio |
| NOMI | nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia |
| NPV | negative predictive value |
| NVBN | nonvascular bowel necrosis |
| PCT | procalcitonin |
| PE | physical examination |
| PI | pneumatosis intestinalis |
| PLR | platelet–lymphocyte ratio |
| QIMFA | quantitative immunofiltration assay |
| RDW | red-cell distribution width |
| RI | reversible ischemia |
| SAPS II | Simplified Acute Physiology Score |
| SBI | small bowel ischemia |
| SBO | small bowel obstruction |
| SLBT | standardized laboratory blood test |
| SMA | superior mesenteric artery |
| TEO | thromboembolic occlusion disease |
| TINIA | Turbidimetric inhibition immunoassay |
| TRACE | time-resolved amplified cryptate emission |
| U | urine |
| US | ultrasound |
| USA | United States of America |
| WBC | white blood count |