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Trop Doct
; 35(1): 30-1, 2005 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15712542
RESUMO
Sixty-six patients were selected as high-risk cases of duodenal ulcer perforation. After resuscitation with intravenous fluids and nasogastric suction, a widebore percutaneous intra-abdominal drain was put in under local anaesthesia. There were three (4.5%) deaths; 58 (87.8%) patients improved satisfactorily. High-risk peptic ulcer perforation patients can be managed by putting in an intra-abdominal drain supported by conservative treatment.