The detrimental course of acute intestinal ischemia: improvement of the diagnosis

Recruiting

Conditions: Bowel ischemia
Mesenteric Ischemia
10018031
10003216

Registration Number: NL-OMON52596

Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Maastricht

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

The following inclusion criteria will be used:

Age >= 18 years

All consecutive patients admitted to one of the participating medical centers
emergency departments (ED) or at the intensive care unit (ICU) (see 4.1
Population Base) with clinical suspicion of acute intestinal ischemia, which is
based on;
o clinical manifestation;
o physical examination by the physician;
o laboratory measurements;
o physician*s consideration to perform computed tomography (CT)-scan

Exclusion Criteria

Younger than 18 years of age

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary endpoint of the study is the early and accurate identification of<br /><br>presence and severity of acute intestinal ischemia in patients. The main study<br /><br>parameters are plasma biomarkers indicative for intestinal damage of patients<br /><br>suspected of acute intestinal ischemia. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The secundary study paramater is the identfication of volatile organic<br /><br>compounds (VOC) in exhaled air of patients suspected of acute intestinal<br /><br>ischemia. </p><br>