Complications that are a priority for nurses to assess in clients with perforated peptic ulcers are rigid and boardlike abdomen.
What are peptic ulcers?
A peptic ulcer is a condition when there is a hole in the stomach wall. The most common cause of gastric ulcers is stomach ulcers. While gastric ulcers themselves are generally caused by Helicobacter Pylori infection.
There are many causes of a leaky stomach, not only peptic ulcers. Some of them are related to the disease. Then there are those related to accidents such as punctured sharp objects, swallowing foreign objects and chemicals, to certain medical procedures.