Table 4 Relationship between duration of perforation and postoperative complication
Duration of perforation in days | Complications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARF | Atelectasis/pleural effusion | SSI | Intra-abdominal abscess | Leak | Incisional hernia | Death | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2–3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4–5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
> 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
P value | 0.061 | 0.013 | 0.5249 | 0.2261 | 0.3755 | 0.7615 | 0.5844 |