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World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 1/2006

Open Access 01-12-2006 | Review

Peritonitis – the Eastern experience

Authors: Sanjay Gupta, Robin Kaushik

Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery | Issue 1/2006

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Abstract

Peritonitis is a common emergency encountered by surgeons the world over. This paper aims to provide an overview of the spectrum of peritonitis seen in the East. Studies dealing with the overall spectrum of secondary peritonitis in various countries of this region were identified using Pubmed and Google. These were analyzed for the site and cause of perforation and the mortality. It was observed that perforation of duodenal ulcers was the most the commonly encountered perforations. These are followed by small bowel and appendicular perforations. Colonic perforations were uncommon. The overall mortality ranges between 6–27%.
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Metadata
Title
Peritonitis – the Eastern experience
Authors
Sanjay Gupta
Robin Kaushik
Publication date
01-12-2006
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
World Journal of Emergency Surgery / Issue 1/2006
Electronic ISSN: 1749-7922
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-1-13

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