SPECTRUM OF BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA

Authors

  • Ajay Pal Department of General Surgery,S.P. Medical College & Associated group of Hospitals, Bikaner
  • Indira . Department of Pediatrics,S.P. Medical College and P.B.M.,Associated Group of Hospitals, Bikaner
  • L. K. Kapil Trauma center, PBM Hospital, Bikaner

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i8.1331

Keywords:

Blunt abdominal trauma, Liver injury, Perforation, Splenic injury

Abstract

Background: Blunt abdominal trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among all age groups. Many injuries may not manifest during the initial assessment and treatment period.

Methods: Hospital based cross-sectional study conducted at Trauma center and P.B.M Hospital, Bikaner

Results: Distribution according to type of injury consisted of maximum cases, 86% of road traffic accidents 74 of which were male and 12 female. 10% cases were of fall from height, 6 were male and 4 female .Assault cases were 4%. Case distribution according to organ involved consisted of 54.00% cases of liver injury,18.00% cases were of splenic injury, 23.00% patients had ilial injury, Pancreatic injury occurred in 2patient.

Conclusions: Males were pre-dominantly affected. Road traffic accident was the most common cause of injury. Though conservative management is successful in carefully selected patients, operative management remains the main stay of treatment.

Keywords: Blunt abdominal trauma, Liver injury, Perforation, Splenic injury

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Published

2020-08-02

How to Cite

Pal, A., ., I., & Kapil, L. K. (2020). SPECTRUM OF BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 4(8). https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i8.1331

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 8 (2020)

Section

Research Articles