Pattern and Etiology of Patients with Gastrointestinal Perforations: An Observational Prospective Study
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-202324
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Perforation peritonitis is the most commonsurgical emergency encountered all over the world. Theobjective of the study was to highlight the spectrum ofperforation peritonitis as encountered in a tertiary care centrein haryana.Material andmethods:
It was observational prospectivestudy of 100 cases of perforation peritonitis treated in thedepartment of surgery. The maximum number of patients inthe present study were in age group of 21-30 years (26%) witha mean age was 31 years. Male female ratio was 8.091.Results:
The most common etiology of perforation peritonitiswas peptic ulcer disease (41%) followed by enteric fever (15%)and tuberculosis (13%)The most common site of perforationin this series was gastroduodenal (43%) followed by terminalileum (30%). Mortality rate was 5% and significantly high inpatients coming to the hospital after 24 hours.Conclusion:
Early recognition of symptoms and referral isvery important in reducing mortality and morbidity
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
Year:
2019
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Article
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