Stroeder J, et al. - In this ethics committee approved prospective evaluation, researchers investigated the association of established inflammatory markers and presepsin on nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia and to correlate presepsin levels to the occurrence and severity of nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia. They found that elevated postoperative plasma presepsin concentrations independently predicted mild and severe nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia. A significant correlation was also found between the established inflammatory blood markers and the development and severity of nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia. Compared with any other tested biomarker, a better discrimination between mild and severe nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia was achieved with postoperative presepsin.