Table 2.

Indications for emergency abdominal surgery

	Total (N = 973)	Transfer (n = 258)	Non-transfer (n = 715)
Low surgical stress (n, %)
Appendicitis	274 (28.2)	38 (14.7)	236 (33.0)
Cholecystitis	209 (21.5)	55 (21.3)	154 (21.5)
Hollow viscus perforation (n, %)
Large bowel perforation	70 (7.2)	22 (8.5)	48 (6.7)
Gastro-duodenal perforation	42 (4.3)	23 (8.9)	19 (2.7)
Small bowel perforation	39 (4.0)	13 (5.0)	26 (3.6)
Anastomotic leakage	37 (3.8)	8 (3.1)	29 (4.1)
Potential bowel ischemia (n, %)
Small bowel obstruction	94 (9.7)	24 (9.3)	70 (9.8)
Incarcerated hernia	91 (9.4)	21 (8.1)	70 (9.8)
Mesenteric ischemia	64 (6.6)	35 (13.6)	29 (4.1)
Large bowel obstruction	53 (5.4)	19 (7.4)	34 (4.8)