Table 3 Meta-analysis estimating the pooled prevalence of each abdominal surgical emergency and postoperative complications
Meta-analysis of prevalence | Pooled prevalence | 95% Confidence interval | I2 test of heterogeneity | Model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdominal surgical emergency | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Appendicitis | 30 | 26.1 | 33.9 | 98.8% | Random |
  Bowel obstruction | 28.6 | 25.3 | 31.8 | 98.3% | Random |
  Peritonitis | 26.5 | 22.2 | 30.9 | 99.0% | Random |
  Strangulated hernias | 13.4 | 10.3 | 16.5 | 97.1% | Random |
  Abdominal traumas | 9.4 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 95.9% | Random |
Complications | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Mortality | 7.4 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 94.5% | Random |
  Overall morbidity | 24.2 | 19.4 | 29.0 | 99.0% | Random |
  Surgical site infection | 14.4 | 10.8 | 18.0 | 97.5% | Random |