Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical features in patients with non traumatic surgical acute abdomen in Attat Primary Hospital, from (January 1, 2018-September 30, 2018 G.C).
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
Resident | Rural | 115 | 67.3 |
Urban | 56 | 32.7 | |
Sex | Male | 107 | 62.6 |
Female | 64 | 37.4 | |
Age | < = 24 | 76 | 44.4 |
25-54 | 73 | 42.7 | |
>= 55 | 22 | 12.9 | |
Symptoms | |||
Abdominal pain | Yes | 171 | 100 |
No | 0 | 0 | |
Vomiting | Yes | 138 | 80.7 |
No | 33 | 19.3 | |
Nausea | Yes | 139 | 81.3 |
No | 32 | 18.7 | |
Distension | Yes | 91 | 53.2 |
No | 80 | 46.8 | |
Constipation | Yes | 82 | 48 |
No | 89 | 52 | |
Previous abdominal surgery | Yes | 16 | 9.4 |
No | 155 | 90.6 | |
Duration of illness before operation (in days) | < 2 days | 75 | 43.9 |
>= 2 days | 96 | 56.1 | |
Abdominal tenderness | Yes | 155 | 90.6 |
No | 16 | 9.4 | |
Guarding | Yes | 69 | 40.4 |
No | 102 | 59.6 | |
Abdominal distension | Yes | 80 | 46.8 |
No | 91 | 53.2 | |
V/S | |||
Blood pressure | Normotensive | 126 | 73.7 |
hypovolemic/hypotensive | 45 | 26.3 | |
Pulse rate | Normal range | 62 | 36.3 |
Tachycardic | 109 | 63.7 | |
Respiratory rate | Normal range | 126 | 73.7 |
Tachypinic | 45 | 26.3 |