::INDO AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES::

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TITLE:

ASSESSMENT OF PRIMARY POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS OF SPLENECTOMY

AUTHORS:

Dr Javeria Noreen, Dr Mehwish Niaz, Dr Mahnoor Shah

ABSTRACT:

Objective: To evaluate the percentage of various early postoperative complications. Material and method: This is descriptive type of study with a purposive, non-probability sampling technique. We included all patients who underwent open splenectomy due to injury or other medical conditions. Place and Duration: In the Surgical Unit-II of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore for one-year duration from March 2019 to March 2020. Results: A total of 30 patients were enrolled in the study. we examined 30 patients. Of these 30 patients, 18 were admitted to the emergency department after an injury, and the remaining 12 patients were elective for medical conditions. Among these patients, the greatest number of patients undergoing splenectomy was in the age group of 21-30 years, and then in the group of 31-40 years. There were 20 men (67%) and 10 women (33%). Key words: splenectomy, complications, postoperative