Post-operative management of perforated appendicitis: Can clinical pathways improve outcomes?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.06.003
Abstract: BACKGROUND We sought to decrease organ space infection (OSI) following appendectomy for perforated acute appendicitis (PAA) by minimizing variation in clinical management. OBJECTIVE A postoperative treatment pathway was developed and four recommendations were implemented: 1)… read more here.
Keywords: management perforated; post operative; post; operative management ... See more keywords
Successful management of perforated duodenal diverticulum by use of endoscopic drainage
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vgie.2016.11.006
Abstract: A 75-year-old woman with a history of gastric ulcers, reflux, Barrett’s esophagus, and a complex surgical history involving previous gastroenterostomy, fundoplication, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and hysterectomy, presented with a 4-day history of generalized crampy abdominal pain,… read more here.
Keywords: management perforated; duodenal diverticulum; diverticulum; diverticulum use ... See more keywords
Nonoperative Management of Perforated Hollow Viscera in a Palliative Care Unit.
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DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002683
Abstract: S urgical dogma holds that perforation of a hollow viscus, indicated by pneumoperitoneum on imaging, mandates abdominal explo1,2 ration. Nonsurgical causes of pneumoperitoneum exist, but when perforation is the presumed etiology of free air in… read more here.
Keywords: nonoperative management; management perforated; palliative care; perforated hollow ... See more keywords
Surgical management of a perforated caecal carcinoma presenting as abdominal wall necrotizing fasciitis
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DOI: 10.1111/ans.15108
Abstract: Right-sided colorectal cancers typically present with unexplained weight loss and anaemia. In the advanced stages, a perforated caecal cancer can rarely present as necrotizing fasciitis (NF). Anterior abdominal wall NF due to perforated colorectal cancer… read more here.
Keywords: abdominal wall; management perforated; surgical management; wall ... See more keywords