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Gastroduodenal ulcer perforation
Gastroduodenal ulcer perforations have decreased in the last few years, largely due to the widespread adoption of medical therapies for peptic ulcer disease and...
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SOFA Score
Criteria
Point Value
PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg)
<400
1
<300
2
<200 and mechanically ventilated
3
<100 and mechanically ventilated
4
Glasgow coma scale
13–14
1
10–12
2
6–9
3
<6
4
Mean arterial pressure OR administration of vasopressors required
MAP <70 mm/Hg
1
dopamine≤5 OR dobutamine (any dose)
2
dopamine...
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Small bowel perforation
Non-traumatic small bowel perforation is uncommon but can be fatal. Typhoid fever and tuberculosis are the common causes of such perforation in the developing...
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Cutaneous abscesses
To be considered a simple abscess, induration and erythema should be limited only to a defined area of the abscess and should not extend...
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WSES sepsis severity score for patients with cIAIs
Criteria
Point Value
Clinical condition at the admission
Severe sepsis (acute organ dysfunction) at the admission
3
Septic shock (acute circulatory failure characterized by persistent arterial hypotension. It always...