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Table 3 Source of infection

From: Complicated intra-abdominal infections in Europe: preliminary data from the first three months of the CIAO Study

Source of infection

Patients n° (%)

Appendicitis

350 (38,4%)

Cholecystitis

131 (14,4%)

Post-operative

108 (11,8%)

Colonic non diverticular perforation

75 (8,2%)

Gastroduodenal perforations

74 (8,1%)

Diverticulitis

71 (7,8%)

Small bowel perforation

44 (4,8%)

Others

45 (4,9%)

PID

7 (0,8%)

Post traumatic perforation

7 (0,8%)