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Table 3 Source of infection

From: Complicated intra-abdominal infections worldwide: the definitive data of the CIAOW Study

Source of infection

Patients

 

N 1898 (100%)

Appendicitis

633 (33.3%)

Cholecystitis

278 (14.6%)

Post-operative

170 (15.,9%)

Colonic non diverticular perforation

115 (9.9%)

Gastroduodenal perforations

253 (13.3%)

Diverticulitis

106 (5.6%)

Small bowel perforation

145 (7.6%)

Others

122 (6.4%)

PID

30 (1.6%)

Post traumatic perforation

46 (2.4%)