Acute intestinal obstruction in Jamaica
Surg Gynecol Obstet
; 122(2): 261-3, Feb. 1966.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
In the 650 patients with acute intestinal obstruction treated in the past 11 years at the University College Hospital of the West Indies in Jamaica, obstruction due to hernia, adhesions, or intussusception occurred in 2 of every 3 patients. Obstructions due to malignant lesions were infrequently seen and those due to diverticulitis and mesentric vascular occlusion were not encountered. The overall mortality rate was 8.4 per cent. Gangrenous obstructions were associated with a high mortality. Strangulated abstructions, in which intestinal resection was unnecessary, were attended by a lower mortality than simple obstruction. The most important factors influencing mortality were found to be the age of the patient, the mortality being highest at the extremes of life, and the duration of the delay in seeking medical attention.(Summary)
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Assunto principal:
Aderências Teciduais
/
Neoplasias do Colo
/
Hérnia
/
Obstrução Intestinal
/
Intussuscepção
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
/
Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Surg Gynecol Obstet
Ano de publicação:
1966
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