Gastro-duodenal peptic ulcer perforation
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Gastro-duodenal peptic ulcer perforation.
OBJECTIVES To determine the epidemiology of, and define the morbidity and mortality factors following emergency surgery for patients with perforated peptic ulcer disease in Accra, Ghana. DESIGN A retrospective and prospective hospital-based study. SETTING The general and paediatric surgical wards of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Demography, the systolic BP, pulse r...
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v86i3.54964