DOI: 10.36347/sasjs

Pages: 98-100

The incidence of perforation is approximately 7-10 cases per 100000 population / year. Perforation occurs in 10-15% of established cases of peptic ulcer and in about 2% of patients perforation is the first manifestation. A detailed history was taken when the condition of the patient is stable. In critically ill patients, the patients were resuscitated and history was taken after the patient was stabilized. The details of 30 patients were arranged in the master chart for convenience of presentation. Perforation is more common in male compared to female, the ratio being 14:1 Out of 30 cases 28 were male. Most of the patients were from rural area belonging to poor socioeconomic status and were unskilled workers.