Publication Name	World Journal of Radiology
Manuscript ID	8399
Country	Canada

Received	2013-12-28 11:43
Peer-Review Started	2013-12-28 15:29
To Make the First Decision	2014-01-08 13:50
Return for Revision	2014-04-17 14:22
Revised	2014-01-22 11:40
Second Decision	2014-04-17 14:50
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-04-17 15:17
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Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Factors influencing the yield of mesenteric angiography in lower gastrointestinal bleed
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Pasteur Rasuli, Joseph Doumit, Majdi Boulos, Caroline Rizk and Gaby Doumit
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Pasteur Rasuli, MD, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada. prasuli@rogers.com
Key Words	Angiography; Diagnostic use; Colon; Blood supply; Radiograph; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; Emergencies; Mesenteric arteries
Core Tip	Mesenteric angiography is associated with a low yield of about 30%. We evaluated several factors in 101 patients undergoing mesenteric angiography in a tertiary care institution to see if any could be used for predicting a positive angiogram. We found that vital signs are poor discriminators but older age, intensive care unit admission, having received at least 4 units PRBC over 12 h or 5 units over 24 h prior to angiogram are leading indicators for a positive study. We postulate that the reason is that patients are given enough blood units to compensate for blood loss and stabilize vital signs and therefore the number of blood units given indirectly correlate with severity of active bleeding.
Publish Date	2014-05-28 16:53
Citation	Rasuli P, Doumit J, Boulos M, Rizk C, Doumit G. Factors influencing the yield of mesenteric angiography in lower gastrointestinal bleed. World J Radiol 2014; 6(5): 218-222
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8470/full/v6/i5/218.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v6.i5.218

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