Unfavorable outcomes and their predictors in patients treated for perforated peptic ulcer disease in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) is a surgical emergency condition associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. Despite scattered studies, there exists a gap in comprehensive evidence on management outcomes of this condition in Ethiopia. Hence, this review aimed to assess the pooled mortality and complication rates along with their predictors in patients treated for PPU.

Methods

In this review, an extensive search across various electronic databases including PubMed, Africa Index Medicus, Science Direct, and Hinari was conducted. Additionally, searches were conducted in Google Scholar and online library repositories of Addis Ababa, Hawassa, and Bahir Dar Universities, complemented by manual searches of included studies. Data extraction was performed using Exc

SUBMITTER: Endeshaw D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11992735 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature