Evaluation of Profile of Patients Admitted to Surgery Department with Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Hospital Based Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) is a frequent emergency and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in spite of improved recognition, diagnosis and management. Hence; present study was planned to assess the profile of patients admitted to surgery department with blunt abdominal trauma. Materials & Methods: A total of 50 patients with blunt abdominal trauma were included in the present study. Detailed demographic data of all the patients was record. Clinical signs and symptoms of all the patients were also recorded. A pre-framed Performa was made and type of procedure carried out in all the patients was recorded. All the results were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Road traffic accident (RTA) turned out to be the leading cause of BAT forming a large percentage of 78% of the total. Abdominal pain was found to be the most common presenting symptom of the patients present in 100% of the subjects. Hepatorraphy was performed procedure in 4% of the subjects. Conclusion: Abdominal injuries are one of the routine findings encountered in the emergency department. Therefore; surgeons must be aware of clinical signs and symptom occurring due to injuries of the abdominal organs so that prompt treatment could be started.
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Anil Gupta
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.6.053
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