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. 1984 Jun;77(6):465-71.
doi: 10.1177/014107688407700605.

Management of severe acute colitis in district hospitals

J K Ritchie, S M Ritchie, P B McIntyre, C G Marks

Management of severe acute colitis in district hospitals

J K Ritchie et al. J R Soc Med. 1984 Jun.

Abstract

Among 10 hospitals of the North East Thames Region, 84 patients were operated on for inflammatory bowel disease in the years 1977-81. There was one death in the 51 patients treated electively. The postoperative mortality was 24% in 33 patients coming to urgent surgery. The factors leading to this continuing high mortality are analysed as a contribution to an improvement in management.

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