Peita M. Webb

Increasing Number of Comorbidities is Related to Delay to Surgical Management of a Perforated Peptic Ulcer in Patients who Died

Arkadiusz Peter Wysocki, Peita M. Webb, Jennifer Allen, Therese Rey-Conde & John B. North · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Introduction: The incidence of peptic ulcer disease has declined since the introduction of medical therapy, but the rate of perforated peptic ulcer and associated mortality has remained relatively constant. Delay to definitive treatment is known to adversely affect survival. Meth...