Table 2 Distribution of mortality by diagnosis.

From: Survival curve identifies critical period for postoperative mortality in cardiac patients undergoing emergency general surgery

 

Live

Death within 30 days

Death after 30 days

N

%

N

%

N

%

Acute mesenteric ischemia

14

26.4

38

71.7

1

1.9

Acute cholecystitis

40

87

3

6.5

3

6.5

Acute appendicitis

20

80

3

12

2

8

Fournier

15

62.5

4

16.7

5

20.8

Emergency hernia

11

57.9

6

31.6

2

10.5

Perforated peptic ulcer

3

33.3

6

66.7

0

0.0

Colon neoplasia

5

62.5

3

37.5

0

0.0

Other diagnoses

49

76.6

9

14

6

9.3

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