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iBackground:/i abdominal surgical emergencies remain a frequent mode of admission in African public hospitals, cause of a high morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess the management of these diseases in a resources limited hospital. iPatients and methods:/i this was a descriptive cross-sectional study for a period of 2 years from January 2018 to December 2021. iResults:/i 637 patients were selected including 321 males 316 females. The age of the patients ranged from 5 to 79 years old. Abdominal pain was the main reason for consultation (90.11%), with appendicitis the dominant pathology (47.4%). All cases were managed surgically. Postoperative course was simple in 65.8% of cases, with an overall mortality of 13.3%. The average hospital stay was 9.96±6.77 days, with extremes of 3 and 54 days. iConclusion:/i abdominal surgical emergencies are very common in our practice with appendicitis being the dominant pathology. The mortality still remains considerable in resources limited setting.
Ibrahima et al. (2024) studied this question.