Risk factors for mortality of esophageal perforation: A clinical experience in 32 cases

Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 256-262

  Chou, Yen Pin ^a   Changchien, Chi Sin ^a   Chuah, Seng Kee ^a   Chiu, Yi Chun ^a   Chiu, King Wah ^a   Kuo, Chung Hwang ^a   Hsu, Chia Chang ^a   Lu, Sheng Nan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Esophageal perforation; Mortality; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; TIME; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0036965513     PISSN: 10167390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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