Global 30-day morbidity and mortality of surgery for perforated peptic ulcer: GRACE study.

Background: There is little international data on morbidity and mortality of surgery for perforated peptic ulcer (PPU). This study aimed to understand the global 30-day morbidity and mortality of patients undergoing surgery for PPU and to identify variables associated with these.

Method: We performed an international study of adults (≥ 18 years) who underwent surgery for PPU from 1st January 2022 to 30th June 2022.

30-day Morbidity and Mortality after Cholecystectomy for Benign Gallbladder Disease (AMBROSE): A Prospective, International Collaborative Cohort Study.

Objective: This study aimed to assess 30-day morbidity and mortality rates following cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder disease and identify the factors associated with complications.

Summary Background Data: Although cholecystectomy is common for benign gallbladder disease, there is a gap in the knowledge of the current practice and variations on a global level.

Methods: A prospective, international, observational collaborative cohort study of consecutive patients undergoing cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder disease from participating hospitals in 57 countries between January 1 and June 30, 2022, was performed.

Morbidity And Mortality Among Patients Sustaining Chest Injury Due To Blunt Force - The Difference Between Young And Elderly.

Background: Blunt Chest trauma (BCT) is caused by road traffic accidents (RTAs), falls, assaults, or occupational injuries. Age has been hypothesized to be a predictor of complications and adverse outcomes in the elderly. This study aimed to compare morbidity and mortality in young and elderly patients with BCT.

A case of an absent gall bladder presenting as biliary colic in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi.

Gallbladder agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly occurring in 10-65 per 100,000 populations with the incidence being more common in females with a ratio of 3:1. Although asymptomatic, some patients present with symptoms like biliary colic and often indistinguishable from common conditions leading to unnecessary surgery. A 19-year old woman presented to the hospital with epigastric and right upper quadrant pain, other signs and symptoms consistent with biliary colic.

Large bowel obstruction complicating a posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia.

Posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia is a rare cause of large bowel obstruction, and can present weeks or years after the initial trauma. Herein, we report the case of a 28-year-old man who presented with signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction nine months after he had a stab wound to his left chest. Chest radiography showed multiple air‑fluid levels in the right upper quadrant, an air-fluid level in the left thoracic cavity and significant free air under the diaphragm.