Abstract

<i>Background:</i> abdominal surgical emergencies remain a frequent mode of admission in African public hospitals, cause of a high morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess the management of these diseases in a resources limited hospital. <i>Patients and methods:</i> this was a descriptive cross-sectional study for a period of 2 years from January 2018 to December 2021. <i>Results:</i> 637 patients were selected including 321 males 316 females. The age of the patients ranged from 5 to 79 years old. Abdominal pain was the main reason for consultation (90.11%), with appendicitis the dominant pathology (47.4%). All cases were managed surgically. Postoperative course was simple in 65.8% of cases, with an overall mortality of 13.3%. The average hospital stay was 9.96±6.77 days, with extremes of 3 and 54 days. <i>Conclusion:</i> abdominal surgical emergencies are very common in our practice with appendicitis being the dominant pathology. The mortality still remains considerable in resources limited setting.

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