Review Diseases of the colon and rectum 1976

Gas gangrene infections of the small intestine, colon and rectum.

Hitchcock CR, Bubrick MP — Diseases of the colon and rectum, 1976

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reviewed 33 cases of gas gangrene infections originating from the small bowel, colon, and rectum.

What They Found

They found an overall mortality rate of 42.4%, with the highest mortality observed in infections following elective bowel resections. Treatment involved antibiotics and surgical debridement, with hyperbaric oxygen used as adjunctive therapy in serious cases.

Canadian Relevance

This study does not have a direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A limitation of this study is its retrospective review nature, relying on historical case data from 1976.

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Study Details

Study Type	Review
Category	Infection
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	1253651
Year Published	1976
Journal	Diseases of the colon and rectum
MeSH Terms	Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Antitoxins; Child, Preschool; Colonic Diseases; Female; Gas Gangrene; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intestinal Diseases; Intestine, Small; Male

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