A prospective cohort study of postoperative complications in the management of perforated peptic ulcer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With dwindling rates of postoperative mortality in perforated peptic ulcer that is attributable to H2-receptor blocker usage, there is a need to shift the focus towards the prevention of postoperative morbidity. Further, the simultaneous contribution of several putative clinical predictors to this postoperative morbidity is not fully appreciated. Our objective was to assess the predictors of the risk, rate and number of postoperative complications in surgically treated patients of perforated peptic ulcer.

Methods

In a prospective cohort study of 96 subjects presenting as perforated peptic ulcer and treated using Graham's omentoplatsy patch or gastrojejunostomy (with total truncal vagotomy), we assessed the association of clinical predictors with three domains of p

SUBMITTER: Sharma SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1544354 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature