PERFORATED PETIC ULCER

Perforated Peptic Ulcer.

Perforated peptic ulcer

Perforated peptic ulcer is a common emergency condition worldwide, with associated mortality rates of up to 30%. A scarcity of high-quality studies about the condition limits the knowledge base for clinical decision making, but a few published randomised trials are available. Although Helicobacter pylori and use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are common causes, demographic differences...

Perforated duodenal ulcer: which operation?

Between January 1968 and December 1977 a total of 230 patients with a perforated duodenal ulcer underwent emergency operation in the Royal Victoria Hospital. Simple suture closure of the perforation was carried out in 205, and in the remaining 25 a definitive ulcer procedure was performed in addition. Four patients died following operation, a mortality rate of 1.7%.During a mean follow-up perio...

'treatment of Perforated Corneal Ulcer

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Indomethacin and perforated duodenal ulcer.

of a preceding pregnancy had any effect on the outcome of the subsequent pregnancy. A first, second, or third pregnancy was taken as the index pregnancy and the outcome of the subsequent pregnancy examined. The distribution of social classes in the sample was: class I, 12 %; class II, 16 %; class III, 48 %; class IV, 13 %; class V, 4 %; and 7% of patients were of unknown social class. The table...