Analysis of mortality rate | ||||||
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Cause of peritonitis | Number of deaths | Mortality rate | Contribution to death toll | Risk ratio (RR) | 95 % CI | Fisher’s P-value |
Peptic Ulcer Perforation | 7 | 10.1Â % | 15.2Â % | 0.67 | 0.32, 1.43 | 0.34 |
Spontaneous perforation of terminal ileum | 16 | 37.2Â % | 34.7Â % | 2.47 | 1.54, 3.95 | 0.001 |
Complications of acute appendicitis | 4 | 7.6Â % | 8.7Â % | 0.50 | 0.19, 1.33 | 0.20 |
Splenic Abscess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Undefined | 0.60 |
Tubo-Ovarian Abscess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Undefined | 0.60 |
Acute cholecystitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Undefined | 0.61 |
Incarcerated hernia | 1 | 12.5Â % | 2.2Â % | 0.83 | 0.13, 5.29 | 1.00 |
Intestinal obstruction | 2 | 15.4Â % | 4.4Â % | 1.02 | 0.28, 3.75 | 1.00 |
Intussusception | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Undefined | 1.00 |
Perforation of sigmoid colon | 4 | 44.4Â % | 8.7Â % | 2.95 | 1.35, 6.41 | 0.04 |
Infection of haemoperitoneum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Undefined | 1.00 |
Rupture of liver abscess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Undefined | 1.00 |
Post-operative | 9 | 20.5Â % | 19.5Â % | 1.36 | 0.71, 2.57 | 0.38 |
Abdominal injury | 3 | 7.9Â % | 6.6Â % | 0.52 | 0.17, 1.60 | 0.33 |
Total | 46 | 15.1Â % | 100Â % | Ref. | - | - |