Prospective Study of Stab Injury of Abdomen
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Stab wound has been rising at a phenomenal rate and has become a source of worry for the society. Stab wound is more commonly encountered in urban population then rural. Aims and Objectives: (1) Epidemiological study of stab wound abdomen, (2) to study the relationship between mode of injury, clinical presentation, and severity of injury, and (3) to study these cases in terms of hospitalization, operation, mortality, and morbidity. Materials and Methods: A prospective study was carried out in patients of stab injury admitted to the Surgical Unit of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi, over 1½ years from March 2009 to September 2010. Results: In our study, stab wound of abdomen constituted 5.1% of all surgical admission over 18 months. Conclusion: A total of 60 patients of stab injury abdomen were admitted and exploratory laparotomy was performed in around 35 patient and small bowel was most frequently injured viscous. With proper treatment, most patients make good recovery and can return to duty and useful occupation.
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Pushpendra Agarwal, S K Bindal
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