An assessment of peptic ulcer perforation score: A predictor of mortality following peptic ulcer perforation from a rural tertiary care setting

An assessment of peptic ulcer perforation score: A predictor of mortality following peptic ulcer perforation from a rural tertiary care setting

Background and Aim: Peptic ulcers (PUs) result from the increased aggressive or decreased protective elements in the stomach or duodenum, which can gradually cause mucosal damage and ulceration. The risk of death as a consequence of PU disease is highest in perforation. Therefore, early identificat...

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Main Authors: Taraka Krishna Nulukurthi, Balaji Karnasula, L V Simhachalam Kutikuppala, R Hemanth Kumar Chowdary, Jyothi Swaroop Chintala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
Subjects:
peptic ulcer disease
peptic ulcer perforation
perforation
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Online Access:http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2023;volume=11;issue=1;spage=9;epage=13;aulast=Nulukurthi

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