Low serum albumin may predict the need for gastric resection in patients with perforated peptic ulcer
2017
Purpose
Perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) is a common surgical emergency and treatment involves omental patch repair (PR). Gastric resection (GR) is reserved for difficult pathologies. We audit the outcomes of GR at our institution and evaluate the pre-operative factors predicting the need for GR.
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