Case report: Early detection of mesenteric ischemia by intravital microscopy in a patient with septic shock

Janina Praxenthaler; Carmen Kirchner; Elke Schwier; Simon Altmann; Axel Wittmer; Dietrich Henzler; Thomas Köhler

doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.985977

Case report: Early detection of mesenteric ischemia by intravital microscopy in a patient with septic shock

Janina Praxenthaler, Carmen Kirchner, Elke Schwier, Simon Altmann, Axel Wittmer, Dietrich Henzler, Thomas Köhler

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Abstract

Gut ischemia is a frequent but underdiagnosed complication, especially in critically ill intensive care patients, and represents a special diagnostic challenge that can only be solved in an interdisciplinary manner. We report a case of a 54-year-old woman with acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) as a cause of septic shock diagnosed by intravital microscopy (IVM) 2 days before visible necrotic changes in a multimodality approach. We show that intravital microscopy can be a serious alternative for the early diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia in the hands of the skilled. We use this case to discuss the value and clinical perspective of IVM in the intensive care setting.

Original language	English
Article number	985977
Journal	Frontiers in Medicine
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.985977
Publication status	Published - Aug 26 2022
Externally published	Yes

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We thank all employees of the clinics and institutes mentioned above who were involved in the clinical treatment. We acknowledge support from the Open Access Publication Funds of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

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Copyright © 2022 Praxenthaler, Kirchner, Schwier, Altmann, Wittmer, Henzler and Köhler.

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Case report: Early detection of mesenteric ischemia by intravital microscopy in a patient with septic shock

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