Fecal Impaction and Nonperforated Stercoral Colitis: Red Flags for Poor Outcomes

Fecal impaction and stercoral colitis are common, yet little research has been performed on the associated mortality risk. We performed a retrospective cohort study of 970 hospital encounters representing 885 unique patients in which fecal impaction or stercoral colitis was identified in CT reports....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sacerdote, Michael, Limback, Joseph, Zhu, Jianbin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10335362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37441101
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41705

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10335362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37441101
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41705

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