Does acute Mesenteric Ischemia be a More Common Cause than Expected of Acute Abdomen in the Elderly?
AMI may be a more common cause of acute abdomen in elderly patients than is generally thought, emphasizing the importance of performing urgent computed tomography with contrast enhancement preferably in arterial and venous phases in these patients.
Collectively, these studies provide a clear back-translation from clinical observations of CPM and chronic postsurgical pain and suggest that the ability to engage ongoing descending endogenous noradrenergic signaling may be critical in determining time course of recovery from hypersensitivity after surgery.