Peptic Ulcer Disease for the Acute Care Surgeon

Diagnosis and treatment of perforated or bleeding peptic ulcers: 2013 WSES position paper

“…The patient can then be resuscitated appropriately in the ICU. The surgeon can return to the OR for re-exploration, restoration of continuity, possible vagotomy, and closure of the abdomen once the patient is hemodynamically stable [75]. …”