[Epidemiological study of emergency surgical pathology in the first aid department of a large hospital].
Minerva Chir, 1978/9/15;33(17):997-1008.
PMID: 308623
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Abstract
During a two-year period, major operations were performed on 874 males and 649 females at the first-aid section of a major hospital. Acute appendicitis was the most common intraoperative diagnosis (45.63%), followed by intestinal obstruction (21%), gastroduodenal perforation (6.83%), abdominal injury (5.98%), angiosurgical emergency situations (5.19%, including amputation for gangrene), gynaecological emergency situations (3.74%), acute cholecystitis (3.35%), haematemesis (1.44%), acute pancreatitis (1.31%), and various other diseases. Further surgery as a result of complications was required in 2.63%. Mortality (1 year only) was 7.42%. The results achieved and the tactical criteria employed are discussed.
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Abdominal Injuries; Adult; Aged; Aortic Aneurysm; Appendicitis; Emergencies; Female; Gangrene; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Humans; Intestinal Obstruction; Intestinal Perforation; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreatitis; Peptic Ulcer Perforation; Surgical Procedures, Operative
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