SELECT 
  cscart_product_descriptions.product_id, 
  cscart_product_descriptions.short_description, 
  IF(
    cscart_product_descriptions.short_description = '' 
    OR cscart_product_descriptions.short_description IS NULL, 
    cscart_product_descriptions.full_description, 
    ''
  ) AS full_description 
FROM 
  cscart_product_descriptions 
WHERE 
  cscart_product_descriptions.product_id IN (
    88000, 87881, 88031, 87948, 88702, 88749, 
    87945, 87942, 87964, 88029, 88018, 
    88021
  ) 
  AND cscart_product_descriptions.lang_code = 'en'

Query time 0.00046

JSON explain

{
  "query_block": {
    "select_id": 1,
    "cost_info": {
      "query_cost": "6.49"
    },
    "table": {
      "table_name": "cscart_product_descriptions",
      "access_type": "range",
      "possible_keys": [
        "PRIMARY",
        "product_id"
      ],
      "key": "PRIMARY",
      "used_key_parts": [
        "product_id",
        "lang_code"
      ],
      "key_length": "9",
      "rows_examined_per_scan": 12,
      "rows_produced_per_join": 12,
      "filtered": "100.00",
      "cost_info": {
        "read_cost": "5.29",
        "eval_cost": "1.20",
        "prefix_cost": "6.49",
        "data_read_per_join": "45K"
      },
      "used_columns": [
        "product_id",
        "lang_code",
        "short_description",
        "full_description"
      ],
      "attached_condition": "((`nuie_scalesta_net`.`cscart_product_descriptions`.`product_id` in (88000,87881,88031,87948,88702,88749,87945,87942,87964,88029,88018,88021)) and (`nuie_scalesta_net`.`cscart_product_descriptions`.`lang_code` = 'en'))"
    }
  }
}

Result

product_id short_description full_description
87881 nuie Mayford Square Ceramic 1 Tap Hole Basin 550mm
87942 Hudson Reed Chancery Small Cloakroom Basin 2 Tap Hole
87945 nuie Asselby 600mm Medium Basin 1 Tap Hole
87948 nuie Provost Short Projection Cistern
87964 Nuie 550mm Basin 1 Tap Hole
88000 nuie Provost Medium 520mm Basin 1 Tap Hole
88018 <p>nuie Ivo Large Basin 1 Tap Hole</p>
88021 nuie Ivo 550 Basin 2 Tap Hole
88029 nuie Legend Cistern Including Chrome Handle
88031 nuie Legend Large Basin 2 Tap Hole
88702 Hudson Reed Fusion Fitted Decorative End Panel - Anthracite Woodgrain
88749 Hudson Reed Fusion Fitted Decorative End Panel - Hacienda Black