Acute Generalized Peritonitis in a Peripheral Hospital Centre in Benin: Can It Be Managed by a Local General Practitioner?

Table 1

Patients’ data.

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

Hemoglobin <8 g/dL.