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. 2020 Jun 20;159(4):1595–1597.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.06.041

Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients With Intestinal Ischemia During COVID-19 Infection

Patient no. Age, y Sex Ongoing ACT/APT Entry symptoms CT/endoscopy findings D-dimer Outcome
1 85 Male ASA + DOAC Low GI bleeding CT and endoscopy: ischemic colitis Not done Discharged
2 71 Female ASA Loss of appetite, vomiting, low GI bleeding Endoscopy: ischemic colitis 10 N Discharged
3 69 Male No Diarrhea, fever, and dyspnea CT: ischemic colitis (right colon) 8 N Death
4 79 Female LMWH Abdominal pain CT: SB ischemia with SB occlusion; splenic infarcts 8 N Discharged
5 63 Male No Lower limb pain CT: right and transverse colon ischemia; splenic infarcts >70 N Death
6 62 Male No Abdominal pain and vomiting CT: SB ischemia with SMV and IVC thrombosis >70 N Death
7 83 Female LMWH Dyspnea and abdominal pain CT: SB and colon ischemia 3 N Death

ACT, anticoagulant therapy; APT, antiplatelet therapy; ASA, acetylsalicylic acid; CT, computed tomography, DOAC, direct oral anticoagulant; GI, gastrointestinal; IVC, inferior vena cava; LMWH, low-molecular-weight heparin; SB, small bowel; SMV, superior mesenteric vein.