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. 2022 Jan 20;47(5):1625–1635. doi: 10.1007/s00261-022-03410-x

Table 2.

Extracted data from abdominal CT and from the electronic patient records

CT findings Pneumatosis intestinalis location Stomach
Small bowel
Cecum
Colon
Sigma
Mesenteric
Portal
Intrahepatic
Bowel Wall thickening
Hyperdense wall on non-enhanced phase
Distension
Reduced enhancement of bowel wall
Ileus (mechanical, paralytic)
Abdominal cavity Mesenteric edema
Ascites
Additional perfusion inhomogeneities
Free air
Vessels Atherosclerosis
Vascular occlusion (arterial/venous)
Laboratory tests Liver and Pancreas LDHa normal values 50–150 g/L
ASTb normal values 7–37 IU/L
ALTc normal values 7–56 U/L
ALPd normal values 48–113 U/L
Lipase
Pancreatic amylase
Kidney Urea normal values 3–7 mmol/L
Creatinine normal values 60–108 mmol/L
Heart Ck totale normal values 38–260 U/L
Myoglobin normal values 9–86 ng/mL
Miscellaneous Phosphate normal values 0.8–1.5 mmol/L
Bicarbonate normal values 18–23 mmol/L
pHf normal values 7.34–7.44
Lactate normal values 0.5–2.2 mmol/L
Inflammatory CRPg normal values 0–5 mg/L
PCTh
Blood findings HBi normal values 120–160 g/L
Leukocytes normal values 4–10 G/L
Albumin normal values 35–55 g/L
Clinical findings Symptoms Nausea
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Vital parameters Pulse
Blood pressure (systolic/diastolic)
Fever
Patient history Cardiovascular risk factors Smoking
Diabetes
Obesity
BMIj
PAODk
Heart disease
Atrial fibrillation
Additional surgery
Treatment Conservative
Surgery Exploratory (laparotomy and laparoscopy)
Curative
Histopathology Not available
No abnormality
Ischemia
Infection
Inflammation

Cursive written parameters were later excluded by the reason of the frequency of appearance

aLDH lactate dehydrogenase

bAST aspartate aminotransferase

cALT alanine aminotransferase

dALP alkaline phosphatase

eCk total creatine kinase

fpH potential of hydrogen

gCRP C-reactive protein

hPCT procalcitonin

iHB hemoglobin

jBMI body mass index

kPAOD peripheral arterial occlusive disease