Penetrating Injury Abdomen, Homicidal Versus Accidental.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 12
Abstract
Introduction Penetrating traumais an injury that occurs when an object pierces the skin and enters a tissue of the body, creating an open wound. The various modes of penetrating injuries are homicidal injuries, accidental injuries and suicidal injuries. Method This study was conducted on 35 cases of penetrating abdomen and thorax injury admitted in surgical wards of Mathura Das Mathur hospital, attached to Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) during the period of January 2015 to September 2017 according to our inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results Homicidal injury was noted in 54.28 % and accidental injuries were noted in 45.71. Therapeutic laparotomy was performed in 73.68 % of homicidal injuries and 50% of accidental injuries and non therapeutic laparotomy was performed in 21.05% of homicidal injury and 43.75 % of accidental injuries.Hollow viscus injury was noted in 52.63% of homicidal injury and 50% of accidental injury, solid organ injury was noted in 26.31% homicidal injury and 6.25% accidental injury. Conclusion To conclude male female ratio for accidental penetrating injury was almost the same whereas homicidal penetrating injuries the gap was wider.Homicidal injuries causes more intrabdominal organ injury and more therapeutic laparotomies as compare to accidental penetrating abdominal injuries.
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Dr Mahendra Choudhary
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