Cengiz Ceylan, Necip Tolga Baran, Hüseyin Kocaaslan, Ömer Güngörür, Emrah Cengiz, Mehmet Güzel, Yavuz Selim Angın, Kutay Sağlam, Cemalettin Aydın
BACKGROUND: Sigmoid volvulus is a pathology that can be mortal because it is frequently encountered in elderly patients. In case of bowel gangrene, mortality and morbidity increase further. We planned a retrospective study, in which the effectiveness of the model was evaluated by creating a model that aims to predict whether intestinal gangrene is present in patients with sigmoid volvulus only by blood tests and thus to quickly guide treatment methods. METHODS: In addition to demographic data such as age and gender, laboratory values such as white blood cell, C-reactive protein (CRP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), potassium, and colonoscopic findings and whether there was gangrene in the colon during the operation were evaluated retrospectively...
April 2023: Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery: TJTES