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Table 2 Post-operative complications (N = 25)

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

Complications

Frequency

Percentage

Surgical site infections

12

48.0

Post-operative pyrexia

9

36.0

Pulmonary infection

7

28.0

Intra-abdominal abscess

5

20.0

Wound dehiscence/burst abdomen

5

20.0

Re-perforation

4

16.0

Septic shock

3

12.0

Enterocutaneous fistula

3

12.0

Peritonitis

3

12.0

Incisional hernia

2

8.0

Cardiopulmonary arrest

2

8.0

Acute renal failure

1

4.0

Paralytic ileus

1

4.0