A cohort study of patterns, treatment outcomes and predictors of mortality in patients with secondary generalized peritonitis in two referral hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The mortality reported in this study is comparable to other African studies. The etiologies were slightly different with perforated peptic ulcer disease and perforated appendicitis accounting for most cases. The occurrence of complications and mortalities were associated with various epidemiological, clinical, laboratory and intraoperative factors.