Open AccessSPECTRUM OF BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA
Author(s) -
Ajay Kumar Pal,
Indira,
L. K. Kapil
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v4i8.1331
Subject(s) - medicine , blunt , abdominal trauma , surgery , blunt trauma , trauma center , perforation , injury severity score , liver injury , injury prevention , poison control , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , materials science , punching , metallurgy
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