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Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2013; 19(44): 8042-8046
Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.8042
Table 1 Clinical features and clinical pattern of the ischemic colitis n (%)
SymptomsNo recurrence1 (n = 110)Recurrence2 (n = 13)P value
Acute abdominal pain76 (69)12 (92)< 0.05
Haematochezia90 (82)11 (85)  0.4
Diarrhoea41 (37)6 (46)  0.2
AUBD sequence57 (52)7 (54)  0.4
Vomiting20 (18)5 (38)< 0.05
Table 2 Univariate analysis of variables in patients with ischemic colitis without recurrence versus patients with recurrence n (%)
No recurrence (n = 110)Recurrence(n = 13)P value
Men/women56/546/70.8
Age ≥ 65 yr91 (83)12 (92)0.7
Age ≥ 80 yr32 (29)4 (31)1
Hypertension66 (60)10 (77)0.4
Patients under NSAID treatments32 (29)5 (38)0.5
≥ 3 comorbidities diseases143 (39)4 (31)0.8
Location
Pancolitis4 (3)0 (0)1
≥ 2 locations45 (41)5 (38)1
Caecum6 (5)1 (8)0.5
Ascending colon7 (6)1 (8)0.6
Hepatic flexure8 (7)1 (8)1
Transverse colon8 (7)1 (8)1
Splenic colon23 (21)3 (23)1
Descending colon45 (41)2 (15)0.08
Sigmoid colon74 (67)11 (85)0.0001
Rectum17 (15)1 (8)0.7
Clinical presentations
Non-gangrenous98 (89)13 (100)0.8
Gangrenous8 (7)0 (0)0.6
Fulminant4 (3)0 (0)1