Outcome and Management of Blunt Trauma Abdomen: A Prospective Study
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Blunt trauma abdomen is one of the commonest presentations in surgical emergency and is commonly seen in large urban centers, largely due to road traffic accidents, falls and interpersonal violence. Diagnosis and management remains a challenge despite all advances in medical treatment. We therefore in our study prospectively analyzed various modes of presentation of blunt trauma abdomen and there modalities of management in our tertiary care center. This prospective study was performed from September 2017 to February 2018 in the Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College Nalhar (Mewat) Haryana, India. A total of 100 patients were selected for study, data was carefully collected, examined and interpreted. Each patient was evaluated upon arrival by an attending trauma surgeon Patients with a clinically indicated need for laparotomy was operated upon without delay. Our study demonstrated that road traffic accidents accounted for commonest mode of injury for blunt trauma abdomen and gold standard investigation for assessing intra-abdominal injury was CT scan and conservative management remains best modality of management in hemodynamic stable patient
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Dr. Vipin Raj
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