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    Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Patterns of Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management of Colon Ischemia (CI)

    Official guideline from the American College of Gastroenterology.

    Recommendations and Best Practices

    Clinical Presentation

    Strong recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Imaging of CI

    Strong recommendation
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    Moderate quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Moderate quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Moderate quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Moderate quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Colonoscopy in the Diagnosis of CI

    Strong recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Severity and Treatment of CI

    Strong recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Moderate quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    How strong is the ACG's recommendation?

    Strong recommendation
    Intervention's desirable effects clearly outweigh undesirable effects.
    Conditional recommendation
    Uncertainty in tradeoffs between desirable & undesirable effects of intervention.
    Moderate quality evidence
    Further research likely to impact confidence in estimate of effect.
    Low quality evidence
    Further research expected to have important impact in confidence in estimate of effect.
    Very low quality evidence
    Effect is very uncertain.