Emergency laparotomy |
Atlanta, United States |
1996-2001 |
53 (17.7) |
[5] |
Suspected peritonitis |
Ferrara, Italy |
1995-2001 |
2 (2.1) |
[6] |
Emergency abdominal surgery and age ≥ 70 yr |
Valladolid, Spain |
1986-1995 |
27 (3.8) |
[7] |
Forensic autopsy, peritonitis |
Malmö, Sweden |
1970-1982 |
6 (4.4) |
[8-10] |
Acute abdomen and age ≥ 50 yr |
Karlskrona, Sweden |
2000-2003 |
9 (8.9) |
[11] |
Long-term open abdomen treatment |
Malmö, Uppsala, Falun, Gävle |
2006-2009 |
11 (9.9) |
[12] |
Emergency laparotomy |
Eastborne, United Kingdom |
2008-2010 |
3 (3.1) |
[13] |
Emergency laparotomy and age ≥ 80 yr |
Gillingham, United Kingdom |
2005-2010 |
5 (5.0) |
[14] |
Damage-control laparotomy and non-trauma patients |
Auckland, New Zealand |
2008-2010 |
13 (31.0) |
[15] |