High mortality rate of oesophageal perforation is associated with delayed hospital admission : a prospective observational case series study.

Conclusions: Mortality following esophageal perforation is at approximately 40%, while there is a significant impact of time of presentation on prognosis. PMID: 32233266 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Acta Gastroenterol Belg Source Type: research