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Table 7 Complications recorded in patients operated for the five most common causes of peritonitis in Limbe and Buea regional Hospitals

From: Which cause of diffuse peritonitis is the deadliest in the tropics? A retrospective analysis of 305 cases from the South-West Region of Cameroon

Cause

Peptic ulcer perforation

Perforation of terminal ileum

Complications of appendicitis

Post-operative

Abdominal injuries

Total

Complication

Septic shock

4

10

2

4

1

21

Respiratory infection

3

1

0

0

1

5

Multi-organ failure

3

5

2

2

0

12

Surgical site infection

1

3

6

0

1

11

Wound dehiscence

4

5

1

0

1

11

Prolonged paralytic ileus

4

6

1

2

2

15

Post-operative peritonitis

2

1

2

4

1

10

Post-operative fistula

0

2

0

0

0

2

Residual abscess

2

3

2

3

3

13

Total

23

36

16

15

10

100