Table 1 Abnormalities on the initial investigations
From: An audit of secondary peritonitis at a tertiary care university hospital of Sindh, Pakistan
Investigations | n = 311 |
|---|---|
Hyponatraemia(Na < 130 mEq/L) | 173 (56%) |
Hypokalemia(K < 2.7 mEq/L) | 139 (45%) |
Blood Urea Nitrogen(> 167 mg/dl) | 104 (33%) |
Serum Creatinine(< 1.7 mg/dl) | 82 (26%) |
Pneumoperitoneum on Chest X-Ray | 164 (53%) |
Air fluid levels on abdominal X-Ray | 90 (29%) |