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What Is The Chance Of Survival In An Elder Suffering From Ulcer?
HI my mum just passed away on the 21st june from complications of surgery from a perforated ulcer. My question is statiscally i know that the elderly struggle to recover from this kind of operation but waht is the chance of survival in the elderly?
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Hello,
Sorry for your loss.
Studies have shown surgery related complications from perforated ulcer can be as high as 30% following simple closure.
It is more common in gastric than duodenal perforation.
And importantly the delay before the surgical treatment and associated complication is highly skewed against survival. (
Hope this statistics and data answers your query. Once again, sorry for your loss.
Dr. Prakash H M
Sorry for your loss.
Studies have shown surgery related complications from perforated ulcer can be as high as 30% following simple closure.
It is more common in gastric than duodenal perforation.
And importantly the delay before the surgical treatment and associated complication is highly skewed against survival. (
Hope this statistics and data answers your query. Once again, sorry for your loss.
Dr. Prakash H M
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