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. 2024 Oct 14;16(10):e71500. doi: 10.7759/cureus.71500

Table 5. Organ-specific mortality in hollow viscus perforation.

CFR = (Number of deaths due to a specific disease / number of cases affected by that disease) × 100

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%