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Global Surgery Dilemmas: When Informed Consent Shifts - A Case Report of Gastric Perforation for Emergency Exploratory Laparotomy on Operating Table

2024Open accessGulu University

Abstract

particularly challenging scenario where a patient's consent for an Ex-LAP procedure shifted dramatically, raising questions about the intricacies of ethical practice in global surgery. CASE PRESENTATION Patient's History"ON", a 43 years male, a referral from a peripheral health facility, with a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction, for operative management, came in at our facility with a two-day history of progressive abdominal distension and pain more marked in epigastrium associated with multiple episodes of non-projectile vomiting of greenishyellow non-blood-stained vomitus, failure to pass stool, and worsening general body weakness.However, he had no history of fever or any other systemic symptoms.

Research topics

  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

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DOI: 10.20431/2455-9806.1001004

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