Are admission laboratory values in isolation meaningful for predicting surgical outcome in patients with perforated peptic ulcers?

Are admission laboratory values in isolation meaningful for predicting surgical outcome in patients with perforated peptic ulcers?

Background: The study aimed to calculate the predictive value of admission laboratory values in patients with perforated peptic ulcers. Methods: A retrospective, cohort analytical, observational study was performed, including patients with surgically confirmed perforated peptic ulcers over a 5-year...

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Main Authors: Wikus W. Mulder, MBChB, MMed (Surg), FCS (SA), Emmanuel Arko-Cobbah, MBChB, MMed (Surg), Cert Trauma Surgery (SA), Gina Joubert, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Subjects:
Peptic ulcer
Perforation
Emergency surgery
Mortality
Laboratory values
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845022000768

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