Oesophageal perforations in Iceland: a whole population study on incidence, aetiology and surgical outcome

• Published in: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
• Main Authors: Vidarsdottir, H, Blondal, S, Alfredsson, H, Geirsson, A, Gudbjartsson, T
• Other Authors: Department of Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; 80 and over; Child; Preschool; Diagnostic Errors; Esophageal Perforation; Female; Hospitals; University; Humans; Iatrogenic Disease; Iceland; Incidence; Infant; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Meier
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/126346; https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1250347

To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field BACKGROUND: Oesophageal perforation is a rare but life-threatening condition with a significant morbidity and mortality. In this retrospective, nationwide study, the results of oesophageal...