Table 2.

Frequency of the operative diagnosis made by emergency department (ED) physicians on 239 patients who reported acute abdominal pain as their chief complaint at admission

Operative diagnosis of ED physicians	Frequency of patients
Non-specific abdominal pain	86 (36.0%)
GERD	1 (0.4%)
Gastrointestinal (sub)occlusion	24 (10.0%)
Gastroenteritis, enterocolitis	13 (5.4%)
Appendicitis	3 (1.3%)
Diverticulitis	8 (3.3%)
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage	2 (0.8%)
Gastrointestinal ischemia	1 (0.4%)
Biliary colic	14 (5.9%)
Liver disease	3 (1.3%)
Pancreatic disease	6 (2.5%)
Renal urinary tract disease	45 (18.8%)
Genital tract disease	6 (2.5%)
Other diagnosis	27 (11.3%)

GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease.