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Scoring systems for outcome prediction in patients with perforated peptic ulcer

BACKGROUND: Patients with perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) often present with acute, severe illness that carries a high risk for morbidity and mortality. Mortality ranges from 3-40% and several prognostic scoring systems have been suggested. The aim of this study was to review the available scoring sys...

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Autores principales: Thorsen, Kenneth, Søreide, Jon Arne, Søreide, Kjetil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3626602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23574922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-21-25