Research Article
Colorectal Perforation in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease
Table 7
Detailed information for five patients who died within 28 days after surgery for colorectal perforation.
| | Age | Gender | Connective tissue disease (CTD) | Duration of CTD (year) | Preoperative dose of steroids (mg/day) | Perforation site | Cause of perforation | Peritonitis | Postoperative survival period (day) |
| | 28 | Male | Adult Still disease | 8.0 | 9 | S | Ulcer | Fecal | 5 | | 71 | Female | Polyarteritis nodosa | 1.1 | 24 | S | Diverticulum | Fecal | 17 | | 88 | Female | Rheumatoid arthritis | 1.1 | 15 | S | Diverticulum | Fecal | 22 | | 95 | Male | Polymyalgia rheumatica | 9.0 | 11 | D | Idiopathic | Non-fecal | 25 | | 73 | Female | Systemic sclerosis | 1.8 | 3 | A | Colorectal cancer | Fecal | 2 |
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