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Changes in body fluid markers in intestinal ischemia

X P Liao1, Y X She, C R Shi

  • 1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, People's Republic of China.

Summary

Early diagnosis of bowel ischemia is possible using lactic acid (LA) and creatine kinase (CK) levels in plasma and peritoneal fluid. Xanthine oxidase (XO) and inorganic phosphate (IP) also aid early detection, unlike serum CK.

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