Primary repair of duodenal injuries: a retrospective cohort study from a major trauma centre in South Africa.

Ross D WealeV Y KongW BekkerJ L BruceG V OosthuizenG L LaingD L Clarke

Published in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2019)

The trend towards primary repair of duodenal injuries appears to be justified. However duodenal leak remains a significant risk in certain high risk patients and strategies to manage injuries in this subset requires further work.

Keyphrases

south africa
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
patient reported
antiretroviral therapy