A study of clinical profile of the patients with intestinal obstruction at tertiary health care center

Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Dentistry - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1

Abstract

Background: Acute intestinal obstruction is one of the most common surgical emergencies in all age groups, all throughout the world. Mode of presentation is similar in all but cause varies in each age group. The diagnosis and management of the patient with intestinal obstruction is one of the most challenging emergencies that a general surgeon can come across. Aims and Objectives: To Study clinical profile of the patients with intestinal obstruction at tertiary health care center. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in the department of Surgery at tertiary health care centre during the two year period i.e. January 2016 to January 2018 in the patients admitted with suspected clinical features of Intestinal Obstruction, all such patients undergone various investigations like X-ray, USG abdomen, CBC, and pathological like FNAC and Histopath wherever necessary and the patients with intestinal obstruction were confirmed and their etiology was determined. The collected data is arranged in tabular form with percentages. Result: The majority of the patients were in the age group of 40-50 i.e. 30.11%, followed by 30-40 were 26.88%, 50-60 were 18.28%, >60 were 9.68%, <20 were 3.23%. The majority of the patients were Male i.e. 55.91 % and Females were 44.09%. Most common etiology found was Postoperative adhesions in 26.88% followed by Hernias 20.43%, Volvulus Stricture in 16.13%, Tuberculosis in 12.90%, Malignancy in 10.75%, Faecal impaction in 7.52 %, Stricture- 3.22, Bands in 2.15 %. The most common cause of Malignancy Ca sigmoid in 27.27%, followed by Ca rectum and Ca colon in 18.18%, Lymphoma, Ca ovary, Ca endometrium, Ca pancreas in 9.09%. Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that the majority of the patients were in the age group of 40-50 and most common etiology was Postoperative adhesions, Hernias, Volvulus, Tuberculosis, Malignancy in the Ca sigmoid and Ca rectum were most common.

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Bhaskar Jadhav

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Bhaskar Jadhav (2018). A study of clinical profile of the patients with intestinal obstruction at tertiary health care center. Medpulse International Journal of Dentistry, 5(1), 18-20. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-365609