Table 1 |
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Preoperative Data |
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| Parameter |
(n = 504) |
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| Age (Years) |
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| <50 Years |
422 (84) |
| >50 Years |
82(16) |
| Sex |
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| Male |
423(84) |
| Female |
82(16) |
| Pre existing comorbid conditions |
|
| Respiratory disease |
51 (10) |
| Renal Disease |
27 (50) |
| Malignancy |
25 (5) |
| Hypertension |
11 92) |
| Diabetes mellitus |
5 (1) |
| Signs and symptoms |
|
| Pain |
495 (98) |
| Vomiting |
296 (59) |
| Abdominal distention |
221 (44) |
| Constipation |
193 (38) |
| Fever |
124 (25) |
| Diarrhoea |
35 (7) |
| Tachycardia (pulse >/110/minute) |
115 (23) |
| Hypotention (Systolic blood pressure <100 mm Hg) |
44 (9) |
| Urine output (<30 ml/hr) |
80 (16) |
| Tacchypnea (respiratory rate >20/minute) |
334 (66) |
| Investigations |
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| Pneumoperitoneum on Chest X-Ray |
340(67) |
| Air fluid levels on abdominal X-Ray |
108(21) |
| Hyponatraemia(Na<130 mEq/L) |
148(29) |
| Hypokalemia(K<2.7 mEq/L) |
44(09) |
| Blood Urea Nitrogen(>167 mg/dl) |
76(15) |
| Serum Creatinine(<1.7 mg/dl) |
65(13) |
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Values in parenthesis are percentages. |
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Jhobta et al. World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:26 doi:10.1186/1749-7922-1-26 |
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