Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

MORBIDITY & MORTALITY OF TYPHOID PERFORATION OF SMALL BOWEL

Nitin Nangare, Govinda Raju Chintada

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Typhoid fever remains a public health problem in the developing world with gut perforation the major complication. Typhoid ileal perforation, even though is a rare complication of enteric fever is often associated with a significantly high morbidity and mortality.to know the various factors affecting the prognosis of the patient and the morbidity and mortality of typhoid perforation of small bowel in typhoid fever the present study conducted in Krishna hospital and Medical research centre,Karad in the period of 2017 to 2019 over 35 patients. Most of the patients were seen in between second and third decade of life with male preponderance (M 4:1 F). There were 29 single perforations and 6 multiple perforations.26 perforations were located within 30cm of ileo–caecal junction. Fourteen patients were operated within 24hrs of presentation with the morbidity of 50% and no mortality was seen. Twent one patients were operated after 24hrs of their presentation with the morbidity of 76% and mortality of 19%.Patients who presented late had more morbidity and mortality. Patients presented early had low morbidity rates and no mortality seen

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MORBIDITY & MORTALITY OF TYPHOID PERFORATION OF SMALL BOWEL, Nitin Nangare, Govinda Raju Chintada INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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