Key characteristics of data set
| Key hospital characteristics 38 | |
| No. of operating theatres/100 hospital beds | 2.5 (2.1–3.0) |
| No. of surgical critical care beds/100 beds | 2.7 (2.1–3.5) |
| Emergency laparotomy volume (years 2014/2015) | 271 (204–371) |
| No. of secondary/tertiary referral hospitals | Secondary 58/80 Tertiary 22/80 |
| Key patient characteristics | |
| Age | 68 (13) |
| Sex – female | 11 101 (53%) |
| P-Possum score | 7.6 (2.9–22.7) |
Data presented as median (IQR), mean (SD) or N (%).