Table 1 A table showing descriptive characteristics of the study participants
Characteristic | Paediatric | Adults | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency(N = 20) | Proportion (%) | Frequency(N = 172) | Proportion (%) | |
Age | ||||
Mean (SD) | 14.25(±3.16) | 34.46(±13.72) | ||
Median | 15.0 | 30.0 | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 13 | 65.5 | 138 | 80.7 |
BMI | ||||
Underweight (<18.5) | 10 | 50.0 | 14 | 8.1 |
Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 10 | 50.0 | 132 | 76.7 |
Overweight (25.0–29.9) | − | 0.0 | 14 | 8.1 |
Class I obesity (30.0–34.9) | − | 0.0 | 5 | 2.9 |
Class II obesity (35.0–39.9) | − | 0.0 | 2 | 1.2 |
Referral | ||||
Yes | 12 | 60.0 | 93 | 54.4 |
Indication for emergency laparotomy | ||||
Intra-abdominal sepsis | 14 | 70.0 | 113 | 66.1 |
Intestinal obstruction | 5 | 25.0 | 11 | 6.4 |
Trauma | 1 | 5.0 | 43 | 25.1 |
Others1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.3 |
Operative findings | ||||
Trauma related | 4 | 20.0 | 10 | 5.8 |
Non trauma relate | 15 | 75.0 | 144 | 84.2 |
Duration of surgery | ||||
<60 min | 4 | 20 | 48 | 27.9 |
60 min–<90 min | 9 | 45.0 | 50 | 29.1 |
90 min–<2 hours | 6 | 30.0 | 40 | 23.3 |
>2 hours | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 8.7 |
Morbidity | ||||
Present | 4 | 20.0 | 42 | 24.4 |
Mortality | ||||
Death occurred | 4 | 20.0 | 42 | 24.4 |