Table 1 Histopathological evaluation of the small intestine according to the Chiu score [11]
From: The effect of post-reperfusion levosimendan in an experimental intestinal ischemia–reperfusion model
Score | Findings |
|---|---|
0 | Normal mucosal villi |
1 | Subepithelial separations at the upper end of the villi with capillary congestion |
2 | Medium-density view with subepithelial separations pushing up the mucous epithelium |
3 | Subepithelial separations are observed to a large extent, deformations in the villi tips where the mucosal epithelium is intensely pushed upward along the villi |
4 | Villus deformation reaching the lamina propria with dilated capillaries |
5 | Lamina propria ulceration, disintegration, and hemorrhage |