Short-term outcomes after emergency surgery for complicated peptic ulcer disease from the UK National Emergency Laparotomy Audit: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study used national audit data to describe current management and outcomes of patients undergoing surgery for complications of peptic ulcer disease (PUD), including perforation and bleeding. It was also planned to explore factors associated with fatal outcome after surgery for perforated ulcers. These analyses were designed to provide a thorough understanding of current practice and identify potentially modifiable factors associated with outcome as targets for future quality improvement.

Design

National cohort study using National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) data.

Setting

English and Welsh hospitals within the National Health Service.

Participants

Adult patients admitted as an emergency with perforated or bleeding PUD between December 2013

SUBMITTER: Byrne BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6104767 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature