Factors Associated with Short-Term Surgical Outcomes Among Women Presenting with Pelvic Peritonitis at Bugando Medical Centre Mwanza, Tanzania.

Background: Pelvic peritonitis is a rarely reported pathological condition in literature and emergency laparotomies are a common surgical procedure performed for these conditions in developing countries. This study was designed to investigate factors that are associated with short-term surgical outcomes among women with pelvic peritonitis.

Methods: The study included retrospective and prospective data obtained between November 2021 and May 2022 from Bugando Medical Centre (BMC).