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Non-Occlusive Mesenteric Ischemia (NOMI): Diagnosis, ICU Management, and Clinical Pitfalls

Introduction Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia, or NOMI, is a life-threatening form of acute mesenteric ischemia in which the bowel becomes ischemic without an obstructing thrombus or embolus in the mesenteric vessels. The core problem is low intestinal blood flow, usually from shock, severe cardiac dysfunction, hypovolemia, sepsis, or excessive vasoconstriction from vasopressors. The World Society of Emergency Surgery describes NOMI as a condition commonly caused by superior mesenteric...