Table 2

Details of preoperative care of patients undergoing surgery for perforation or bleeding

PerforationBleedAll PUD
n=2444 (%)n=382 (%)n=2826 (%)
Preoperative CT
 Yes1792 (74.1)101 (26.8)1893 (67.7)
 No626 (25.9)276 (73.2)902 (32.3)
Time in hours (median (IQR))
 Admission to operation8.8 (5.3–18.9)30.4 (9.4–107.8)9.7 (5.5–23.4)
 Admission to decision to operate6.0 (3.1–14.6)29.3 (7.5–119.3)6.5 (3.3–19.4)
 Decision to operate to operation2.0 (1.2–3.4)1.1 (0.5–2.1)1.9 (1.1–3.2)
 Admission to first antibiotics4.6 (2.1–10.1)11.8 (3.8–47.8)5.0 (2.3–11.9)
  • PUD, peptic ulcer disease.