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Table 1 Clinical presentation

From: Clinical profile and outcome of surgical treatment of perforated peptic ulcers in Northwestern Tanzania: A tertiary hospital experience

Clinical presentation

Frequency

Percentage

Severe abdominal pain

82

97.6

Abdominal distention

64

76.2

Vomiting

31

36.9

Nausea

30

35.7

Severe dyspepsia

28

33.3

Constipation

25

29.8

Fever

18

21.4

Shock

28

33.3

Abdominal tenderness

74

88.1

Classical signs of peritonitis

56

66.7