Research Article
Acute Generalized Peritonitis in a Peripheral Hospital Centre in Benin: Can It Be Managed by a Local General Practitioner?
| Variable | Numbers of patients | % |
| Gender | | | Male | 38 | 60.3 | Female | 25 | 39.7 | Age range (years) | | | 2–10 | 17 | 27.0 | 10–20 | 16 | 25.4 | 20–30 | 11 | 17.4 | 30–40 | 8 | 12.7 | 40–50 | 4 | 6.4 | 50–60 | 3 | 4.7 | ≥60 | 4 | 6.4 | Operating time delay range (hours) | | | <24 | 19 | 30.2 | 24–48 | 32 | 50.8 | 48–72 | 5 | 7.9 | Preoperative anemia | | | Yes | 22 | 34.9 | No | 41 | 65.1 | ASA score | | | 3 | 47 | 74.6 | 4 | 16 | 25.4 |
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