BOWEL ISCHEMIA

Course overview

BOWEL ISCHEMIA CAN CLASSIFY AS SMALL INTESTINE ISCHEMIA, WHICH IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA AND LARGE INTESTINE ISCHEMIA, WHICH GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS COLONIC ISCHEMIA. INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA OCCURS WHEN AT LEAST A 75% REDUCTION IN INTESTINAL BLOOD FLOW FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS. ABDOMINAL PAIN IS THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM IN PATIENTS WITH INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ETIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF BOWEL ISCHEMIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.