Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in the Emergency Department: Incidence, Early Recognition and Risk Stratification From an Observational Multicenter Study
Brief Summary: Acute mesenteric ischemia is a life-threatening condition characterized by high mortality if unrecognized early. This multicenter retrospective observational study will review the emergency departments's (ED) notes of all patients discharged from hospital with a diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia in 2014-2015 comparing it with those admitted to the ED for abdominal pain in the same timeframe.