Gastro-intestinal perforation - frequency, presentation and management

ABSTRACT

This study includes 165 [105 males, 60 females] cases of Gastro-intestinal perforation who presented as acute surgical emergency at Liaquat Medical College Hospital, Hyderabad from January, 1992 to December, 1993. Their age ranged from 1-70 years and majority [61%] were from areas of Sindh. One hundred and twenty two [74%] patients had pathological and 43 [20%] had traumatic perforations. Of the pathological perforations, 90 [74%] had typhoid perforation, 15 [12%], perforated appendix and 7[6%] perforated peptic ulcer. Wound infection occurred in 36 [55%] patients Mortality rate was 10%