The Challenge of Pneumatosis Intestinalis: A Contemporary Systematic Review.
Gennaro PerroneGiuffrida MarioValentina DonatoGabriele Luciano PetraccaGiorgio RossiGiacomo FranziniSara CecconiAlfredo AnnicchiaricoElena BonatiFausto CatenaPublished in: Journal of personalized medicine (2024)
Many variables should be considered in the approach to patients with pneumatosis intestinalis. The challenge facing the surgeons is in truly identifying those who really would benefit and need surgical intervention. The watch and wait policy as a first step seems reasonable, reserving surgery only for patients who are unstable or with high suspicion of bowel ischemia, necrosis, or perforation.
Keyphrases
- systematic review
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- healthcare
- public health
- prognostic factors
- meta analyses
- coronary artery bypass
- quality improvement
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- acute coronary syndrome
- surgical site infection
- patient reported