Table 5. Organ-specific mortality in hollow viscus perforation.
Organ | Total no. of cases (N = 100) | No. of deaths (N = 13) | Case fatality rate (CFR) |
Gallbladder | 12 | - | - |
Stomach | 20 | 3 | 15% |
Duodenum | 31 | 5 | 16.1% |
Appendix | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
Small intestine | 13 | 1 | 7.6% |
Large intestine | 8 | 2 | 25% |