Diseases or Conditions
Conditions
Brief summary
Perforated peptic ulcer disease (PPUD) is series illness that need emergency intervention. Its overall clinical profile and treatment outcome was also not well studied in developing countries. Therefore the study was aimed to see the outcome of surgical intervention and associated factors. The study was a retrospective observational study conducted using the medical records of patients operated on for perforated peptic ulcer disease at a multicenter, in eastern Ethiopia.
Detailed description
This study was designed to investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes among adult patients presented to the study areas. Three teaching Hospitals and one Regional Hospital were chosen and data collection was effected for two years. One hundred seventy patients participated in this observational study.
Interventions
PROCEDUREPerforation repair
All patients were operated with slight difference but all had perforation repaired.
Sponsors
Badhaasaa
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All adults with a diagnosis of perforated PUD managed at HU until discharged
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who were referred to other institutions before official discharge, Incomplete Medical record
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Survival outcome of perforated PUD | 2 years | This is a dichotomous variable, either survived or deceased. |
Countries
Ethiopia
Outcome results
None listed