Ansar Latif, Faisal Shabbir, Resham Dar, Zafar Ali Choudry, Muhammad Qasim Butt, Asif Sajjad.
Management of patients with Abdominal Trauma in Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital, Sialkot.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(2):640-2.

Aim: To study the nature and prognosis of the patients with abdominal trauma presenting in emergency setting at Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching hospital, Sialkot. Study Design: Prospective study. Place & duration of study: Department of General Surgery, Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot from January 2015 to January 2018 . Methods: All patients serially presented in the surgery Department of Allama Iqbal Memorial hospital with history of trauma to abdomen were registered. Male and female patients of all age groups were included. Trauma to head and neck, chest and limbs were not included as these were managed by therespective departments. Patients with perineal injuries and external genitalia were excluded from the study . Patients having poly trauma were excluded. The patients were classed in three groups: Results: Of the 845 patients admitted done during the period of study; twenty four patients had obstetric/ gynaecological factors were excluded from the study. Group I patients having penetrating abdominal trauma included 576 patients Group II patients 91 blunt trauma to abdomen . Conclusion: Abdominal trauma poses a great challenge for the surgeons working in surgical emergencies. Though the management is varied but timely management leads to good outcome alongside a variety of complications and mortality as well.

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