Table 4.

Morbidity mortality, hospital stay duration patients with perforated Peptic ulcer disease in four teaching hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables		Number	%
Hospital stay	< 7 days	53	54.6
	7–14 days	33	34.0
	> 14 days	11	11.3
Morbidity	Patch failure	5	5.2
	SSI	5	5.2
	pneumonia	5	5.2
	Post-operative collection	1	1.1
	Re-laparotomy (for patch failure & recollection)	5	5.1
	Total	16	16.5
outcome	Discharged improved	94	96.6
	Died	3	3.1