Research Article
Duodenal Perforation: Outcomes after Surgical Management at a Tertiary Care Centre—A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Association of aetiological factors with outcome variables.
| Outcomes | Aetiology variables | value | Ulcer, n = 25 (%) | ERCP, n = 15 (%) | Surgery, n = 11 (%) | Trauma, n = 4 (%) |
| Hospital stay (days) |
| 0–10 | 20 (80) | 4 (27) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | <0.001 | 11–20 | 5 (20) | 3 (20) | 7 (64) | 3 (75) | > 20 | 0 (0) | 8 (53) | 4 (36) | 1 (25) |
| ICU stay (days) |
| 0–5 | 19 (76) | 6 (40) | 8 (72) | 1 (25) | 0.049 | 6–10 | 5 (20) | 3 (20) | 2 (18) | 2 (50) | >10 | 1 (4) | 6 (40) | 1 (9.5) | 1 (25) |
| Leak |
| Yes | 2 (8) | 6 (40) | 3 (27) | 0 (0) | 0.001 | No | 23 (92) | 9 (60) | 8 (72) | 4 (100) |
| Re-exploration |
| Yes | 0 (0) | 4 (36) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 0.037 | No | 25 (100) | 11 (63) | 10 (90) | 4 (100) |
| Drainage duration (days) |
| ≤ 10 | 22 (88) | 5 (33) | 9 (81) | 3 (75) | <0.001 | >10 | 3 (12) | 10 (66) | 2 (18) | 1 (25) |
| Preop organ failure |
| Yes | 11 (44) | 8 (53) | 2 (18) | 2 (50) | 0.568 | No | 14 (56) | 7 (47) | 9 (82) | 2 (50) |
| Mortality |
| Yes | 11 (44) | 6 (40) | 2 (18) | 2 (50) | 0.479 | No | 14 (56) | 9 (60) | 9 (81) | 2 (50) |
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