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Fall in peptic ulcer mortality associated with increased consultant input, prompt surgery and use of high dependency care identified through peer-review audit

OBJECTIVES: Patients with peptic ulceration continue to present to surgeons with complications of bleeding or perforation and to die under surgical care. This study sought to examine whether improved consultant input, timely interventions and perioperative care could reduce mortality from peptic ulc...

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Autores principales: Aga, Hiba, Readhead, David, MacColl, Gavin, Thompson, Alastair
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3289989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22357569
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000271