Open AccessSignificant factors associated with fatal outcome in emergency open surgery for perforated peptic ulcer
Author(s) -
Mario Testini,
Piero Portincasa,
Giuseppe Piccinni,
Germana Lissidini,
Fabio Pellegrini,
Luigi Greco
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v9.i10.2338
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal surgery , concomitant , surgery , mortality rate , shock (circulatory) , peptic ulcer , disease
To evaluate the main factors associated with mortality in patients undergoing surgery for perforated peptic ulcer referred to an academic department of general surgery in a large southern Italian city.