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2019 Month : January Volume : 8 Issue : 1 Page : 10-13

PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE CLINICAL RISK FACTORS IN TERMS OF PROGNOSIS IN ACUTE DIFFUSE PERITONITIS IN TRIBAL INDIA.

Lalit Vishvanath Tamgadge1, Rupesh Kawadu Sondawle2, Ashok Gajbhiye3

Corresponding Author:
Lalit Vishvanath Tamgadge,
Mahesh Nagar,
Near Home Guard Office,
Tukum, Chandrapur,
Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: drlalit.t@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND

Throughout the evolution of surgery, peritonitis has been a continuous diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Even in some centers, due to lack of armamentarium in tribal India, surgeons have to depend more on clinical risk factors for diagnosis and early management.

The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical risk factors affecting mortality and morbidity in patients of acute diffuse peritonitis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

This was a hospital based, longitudinal descriptive study of 120 high risk emergency patients of acute diffuse peritonitis who were analysed and treated with the best available measures in the center.

RESULTS

The overall mortality in the study group was 11%. Significant risk factors in the analysis included age > 50 years (p=0.02), delay of more than 24 hours in presenting for evaluation (p=0.002). The morbidity i.e. duration of hospital stay was observed in 73% who stayed for 7-14 days. It increased significantly with advanced age > 50 years (p=0.009) and in delayed duration of presenting symptoms of more than 24 hours (p=0.02).

CONCLUSION

Clinical risk factors as we studied in our present study found to govern the outcome of patients. All patients were high risk emergency patients and immediate intervention with proper evaluation was done change the out come in these patients.

KEY WORDS

Acute Diffuse Peritonitis, Mortality, Morbidity.

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