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Table 1 Data of patients diagnosed with intestinal perforation following endoscopy at our surgical department between October 2005 and October 2010.

From: Emergency percutaneous needle decompression for tension pneumoperitoneum

number of patients

11

sex ratio (male : female)

6 : 5

age (years)

56 ± 4

ASA score

2 ± 1

Time between perforation and ER admission

36 ± 14 hrs

Time between ER admission and begin of operation

3 hrs and 15 min ± 47 min

Clinical signs of tension pneumoperitoneum

3 : 11