Risk factors influencing postoperative outcome in patients with perforated peptic ulcer: a prospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00068-020-01597-6
Abstract: Perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) has been associated with substantially high incidence of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to analyze the factors affecting the outcome of patients having perforated peptic ulcer undergoing… read more here.
Keywords: risk; peptic ulcer; outcome; mortality ... See more keywords
Laparoscopic Repair for Perforated Peptic Ulcer in Children
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1586201
Abstract: Introduction A perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) is a rare but major complication of gastroduodenal peptic ulcer disease. Literature is scarce on this subject in the pediatric population and most articles describe a surgical treatment by… read more here.
Keywords: peptic ulcer; treatment; ppu; perforated peptic ... See more keywords
Role of Empiric Antifungal Therapy in Patients with Perforated Peptic Ulcers.
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DOI: 10.1089/sur.2021.286
Abstract: Background: It is unclear if the addition of antifungal therapy for perforated peptic ulcers (PPU) leads to improved outcomes. We hypothesized that empiric antifungal therapy is associated with better clinical outcomes in critically ill patients… read more here.
Keywords: patients perforated; perforated peptic; antifungal therapy; peptic ulcers ... See more keywords
Pattern and outcome of perforated peptic ulcer disease patient in four teaching hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a prospective cohort multicenter study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12893-020-00796-7
Abstract: Background Perforated peptic ulcer disease is a surgical emergency with a high morbidity and mortality. The socio-demographic characteristic and the factors associated with morbidity and mortality seems to differ between the developed and developing world.… read more here.
Keywords: peptic ulcer; disease; perforated peptic; morbidity mortality ... See more keywords
Pattern of Presentation, Management and Early Outcome in Patients with Perforated Peptic Ulcer Disease in a Semi-urban Tertiary Hospital
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DOI: 10.4314/ejhs.v31i5.9
Abstract: Background Perforated peptic ulcer is a life-threatening complication with a high morbidity and mortality. It is the most common indication for emergency operation in peptic ulcer disease (PUD) patients. This study aimed to describe the… read more here.
Keywords: peptic ulcer; pattern presentation; presentation; perforated peptic ... See more keywords