Peer Review Report
Peer review report 1 on
“Efficacy of computed tomography for the
prediction of colectomy and mortality in patients with clostridium
dif
ficile infection”
1. Original submission 1.1. Recommendation
Minor revision.
1.2. Comments to the author
The authors conducted a study entitled“Efficacy of computed tomography for the prediction of colectomy and mortality in pa-tients with clostridium difficile infection”. It is a retrospective study on 34 patients.
Introduction part is sufficient.
Material and methods are thoroughly explained. However pa-tient population is too low.
In results section, post-colectomy mortality was found to be 8.8% however only 10 patients needed colectomy and postoperative mortality should be 30% but overall mortality should be 8.8%.
Limitations of the study have been stated.
ilker Murat Arer Baskent University Adana Teaching and Research Center, General Surgery, Kisla District Dadaloglu Serinevler, Yuregir, Adana 01250, Turkey E-mail address:igy1981@yahoo.com.
DOI of published article:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2016.11.002.
Contents lists available atScienceDirect
Annals of Medicine and Surgery
j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e :w w w . a n n a l s j o u r n a l . c o m Annals of Medicine and Surgery 13 Supplement 1 (2017) S8
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2016.12.019 2049-0801
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