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ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE WOUND PATTERNS ATTRIBUTED TO BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA INJURIES OF VARIOUS BODY ORGANS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Dr. Nasrullah Zeeshan, Dr. Aroosa Khalid, Dr. Muhammad Salman Akhtar

Objective: The objective of the research was to evaluate the wounds pattern because of abdominal injuries. Methodology: The design of our research was cross-sectional which was completed at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore from February to September 2017. The total number of abdominal injuries patients enrolled for research are one hundred and ten. Entire one hundred and ten patients were passes through exploratory laparotomy. Results: All one hundred and ten abdominal trauma patients were in between twenty-seven to fifty years of age. The numbers of male and female patients in the research were nine-two (83.64%) and eighteen (16.36%) respectively. The number of patients got abdominal injuries through road mishaps were sixty-four (58.18%) along with twentynine (26.36%) slip from a height. The cases having the previous record of the physical strike were seventeen (15.46%). In entire patient’s, twenty-eight (25.45%) cases have an injury of Pancreas along with thirty (27.27%) duodenum injured cases. The number of patients got kidney injury was thirty-four (30.91%) aside with eighteen (16.36%) pancreatoduodenal injuries. Conclusion: In our research, the mishaps on the road were the main factor of intense abdominal injuries along with injuries to the kidney as a most general affected organ of the body. The ratio of intense abdominal injuries was greater in males with reference to females. Keywords: Blunt Abdominal Injuries, Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) and Retroperitoneal Organs.

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