The impact of early surgical intervention in free intestinal perforation: a time-to-intervention pilot study

Conclusions: Literature on the time dependency of early source control is rare and in part contradicting. Results of this pilot study reveal that immediate surgical intervention might be of advantage for septic emergency patients. Further multi-center approaches will be necessary to evaluate, whether the TTI has any impact on the outcome of septic patients with intestinal perforation.
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research