Blunt abdominal trauma patients presenting to a tertiary care facility of Pakistan: a three years experience

Authors

  • Bushra Kiran Naeem Department of Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Mazhar Iqbal Department of Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Sughra Perveen Department of Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Urooj Ahmed Abbasi Department of Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Mir Arsalan Ali Department of Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Tanveer Ahmed Department of Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.3825

Abstract

Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) refers to injuries without wounds entering the peritoneal cavity due to road traffic accidents (RTA) and falls, as a result of collision or counter collision. The objective of the present study was to determine the frequency of patients with visceral injuries in blunt abdominal trauma. This study was carried out in the Department of Surgery, including ward-3 of Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, from November 2017 till November 2020. The study design was descriptive observational and cross sectional. During the study period, the data of 112 patients was collected, which comprised of 102 males and 10 females. All the patients between 12 to 65 years of age (mean age:31.84 ± 13.14 years) presenting to the emergency with < 24 hours of abdominal trauma, were included in the study. Organs involved during blunt abdominal trauma were observed and frequency was recorded.

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Published

2022-09-15

How to Cite

Bushra Kiran Naeem, Mazhar Iqbal, Sughra Perveen, Urooj Ahmed Abbasi, Mir Arsalan Ali, & Tanveer Ahmed. (2022). Blunt abdominal trauma patients presenting to a tertiary care facility of Pakistan: a three years experience. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(10), 2093–2096. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.3825

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