Colon ischemia in patients with severe COVID-19: a single-center retrospective cohort study of 20 patients.

Cui YangPriska HakenbergChristel WeißFlorian HerrleNuh RahbariChristoph ReißfelderJulia L Hardt

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2021)

In this cohort study of patients with severe COVID-19 and colonic ischemia, clinical presentation and laboratory findings varied. However, the majority of patients required (sub)total colectomy. Despite a lower threshold to surgery in the second wave, mortality remained high.

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