Prognostic Factors for Digestive Surgical Emergencies in the General Surgery Department of the Regional Hospital of Kindia (Rep. Guinea)

<i>Introduction:</i> The goal the aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological, therapeutic and prognostic factors of digestive surgical emergencies at the Kindia regional hospital. <i>Methodology:</i> This was a prospective descriptive study lasting 6 months on patients admitted and operated on for a digestive surgical emergency in the general surgery department of the Kindia regional hospital. <i>Results:</i> We recorded 103 cases of digestive surgical emergencies among the 219 patients admitted and operated on, i.e. a frequency of 31.9%. The average age of the patients was 30 years ± 5 years (10 and 64 years). The sex ratio was 1.5. Pupils/students were the most frequent (33.01%). Direct admissions constituted 64.07%. The majority of patients (73.83%) consulted more than 24 hours after the onset of symptoms. Abdominal pain was the main symptom, i.e. 100. More than half of the patients (69.90%) were operated on within 24 hours of admission. Appendectomies were the main techniques performed. We recorded 25.24% complications and 7.77% deaths. Delay in consultation and treatment were factors of poor prognosis. <i>Conclusion:</i> Digestive surgical emergencies constitute a public health problem in our context; raising public awareness and improving the technical platform would contribute to significantly reducing the morbidity and mortality rate.