Acute perforated peptic ulcer syndrome with surgical management

Aftermath of Perforated Peptic Ulcer

“…This is an achievement of which they have every reason to be proud, as most published figures give a much higher rate. Donald and Barkett (1942) had an 18.50o death rate, and Monro (1945) states that most hospital series show a mortality of 20 to 250%, with little change in the last 10 years.…”