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Outcomes of omental patch repair in large or giant perforated peptic ulcer are comparable to gastrectomy

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Purpose

Perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) complicates 2 to 10% of patients with peptic ulcer disease and has mortality risk of up to 20%. Omental patch repair is the mainstay of surgical management and gastric resectional procedures are advocated for a large/giant ulcer or suspected malignancy. Emergency gastrectomy is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of omental patch repair with gastrectomy in patients with large PPU (≥ 20 mm).

Methods

A retrospective review of all PPU patients who underwent surgery from January 2008 to December 2014 was done. Patients with PPU < 20 mm were excluded. Patient demographics and perioperative data were recorded. Length of hospital stay, post-operative complications, need for intensive care unit admission and all-cause mortality are reported.

Results

110 patients with a median age of 69.1 (range 28–90) years had PPU ≥ 20 mm. 42 (38.2%) patients presented within 24 h from the onset of abdominal pain. The median American Society of Anaesthesiology score was 3 (range 1–4). 52 patients had omental patch repair and 58 patients had gastrectomy. The overall incidence of intra-abdominal collection, post-operative leakage, re-operation and all-cause mortality was 16.4%, 11.8%, 6.4% and 19.1%, respectively. No difference in post-operative outcomes between the two groups was detected: intra-abdominal collection (p = 0.793), post-operative leakage (p = 0.813), re-operation (p = 0.809) and all-cause mortality (p = 0.736).

Conclusion

Omental patch repair confers similar perioperative outcomes as compared to gastrectomy in patients with large PPU.

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Chan Kai Siang performed the statistical analysis of the clinical data and wrote the manuscript. Wang Yi Liang, Chan Xue Wei and Shelat Vishal G. supervised the study and modified the manuscript.

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  1. Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Kai Siang Chan

  2. Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, 308433, Singapore

    Yi Liang Wang MBBS (Singapore), MRCSEd, Xue Wei Chan MBBS & Vishal G. Shelat MBBS, MS, DNB, FRCS, FAMS, MCI(NUS)

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Chan, K., Wang, Y., Chan, X. et al. Outcomes of omental patch repair in large or giant perforated peptic ulcer are comparable to gastrectomy. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 47, 1745–1752 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-019-01237-8

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