Situation: A 70-year-old male with antibiotic-associated diarrhea and TLC of 24000 died.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was surgery not considered in this case?
Lesson: Make sure that urgent surgical evaluation is done in patients with acute gastroenteritis who are ≥65 years and have a white blood cell count ≥20,000 cells/microL and/or a plasma lactate between 2.2 and 4.9 mEq/L.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was surgery not considered in this case?
Lesson: Make sure that urgent surgical evaluation is done in patients with acute gastroenteritis who are ≥65 years and have a white blood cell count ≥20,000 cells/microL and/or a plasma lactate between 2.2 and 4.9 mEq/L.
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