BLUNT TRAUMA ABDOMEN PRESENTATION, EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF HILLY REGION: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY.

MUKUL SINGH; ASHISH JAISWAL; S.R KALA

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

BLUNT TRAUMA ABDOMEN PRESENTATION, EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF HILLY REGION: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY.

Mukul Singh, Ashish Jaiswal, S. R Kala

Abstract :

Introduction: Blunt trauma abdomen is frequent in emergency department and has a significant morbidity and mortality despite of improvement in early diagnosis and treatment. According to a estimate by World Health Organization that, by the year 2020 trauma will be the first or second most leading cause of loss of years of productive life in worldwide population. Aim: our study Aims at evaluation of 50 cases of Blunt Trauma Abdomen with emphasis on early diagnosis and management in a Tertiary Care Centre of Hilly Area. Material and Methods: A total of 50 patients presenting in the emergency department of Dr. susheela Tiwari Government Medical college and Associated hospitals, Haldwani with blunt trauma abdomen were enrolled to this study.clinical examination and investigations were performed for all patients. Conclusion: Early recognition, proper and timely utilisation of imaging modalities along with thorough clinical examination in patients with blunt trauma abdomen aims at significantly decreasing the morbidity and mortality.