Enteric perforation--single-layer closure.
A hundred cases of enteric perforation, treated surgically by single- or double-layer closure, were studied prospectively. Mortality and morbidity rates were 10-18 and 37-42% and comparable in the two groups. The presence of preoperative shock was the single most important prognostic indicator observed in this study. Hence it is good closure of the perforation rather than single- or double-layer closure that determines the outcome in patients with enteric perforation.
Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India. vkshuklabhu@satyam.net.in
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VK
Shukla
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Sahoo
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Chauhan
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Pandey
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Gautam
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications*