Int J Intern Emerg Med | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Review Article | Open Access

Diagnostic Value of Plasma D-Lactate Level in Acute Intestinal Ischemia

Ozgur Karcioglu^*

Department of Emergency Medicine, Istanbul Research and Training Hospital, Turkey

^*Correspondance to: Ozgur Karcioglu 

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Abstract

Acute Intestinal Ischemia (AII) is one of the most wide spread problems physicians face in the routine medical practice. In most situations, the physician’s task is to recognize the condition in an early stage prior to tissue necrosis and resultant multiple organ failure. Detailed history, physical exam and laboratory findings are often nonspecific in suspected adult patients. There is a bulk of evidence to approve that D-lactate is useful in the diagnosis of AII. It can be used routinely in patients with undifferentiated abdominal pain in the emergency setting. However, based on the current literature data, this marker may not prove useful for making a decision of operation in patients with AII. This review article is written to underline the value of D-lactate to predict AII.

Keywords:

Acute abdomen; Acute intestinal ischemia; Mesenteric infarction; Biomarker; D-lactate; Diagnostic value

Citation:

Karcioglu O. Diagnostic Value of Plasma D-Lactate Level in Acute Intestinal Ischemia. Int J Intern Emerg Med. 2018;1(1):1010.