title: Clinical characteristics and operative treatment of postburn stress ulcers.
abstract: Stress ulcers are one of the complications of severe burns. As there is often profuse bleeding into the alimentary tract, its early diagnosis and prompt treatment are of the utmost importance. From 1958 to 1980 we encountered 91 cases of postburn stress ulcers among whom 12 were treated operatively because of severe haemorrhage.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013312:Stress, Physiological