Volume : 6, Issue : 5, May - 2017

A STUDY OF INCIDENCE OF ABDOMINAL VISCERAL INJURIES IN BLUNT TRAUMA ABDOMEN

Dr Mayank Devangan, Dr Niraj Srivastava, Dr Brajendra Kumar

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Century Schoolbook L&quot;, serif;">A recognition of the typical patterns of injury coupled with a logical sequence for the initial assessment and management of trauma patients contribute to reductions in mortality and morbidity.</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Century Schoolbook L&quot;, serif;"> The shift from routine operative to selective nonoperative management<span style="position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt"> </span>of blunt injuries to <span class="StrongEmphasis"><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">abdominal</span></span> solid organs is one of<span style="position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt"> </span>the most notable trends in the care of <span class="StrongEmphasis"><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">trauma</span></span> patients during<span style="position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt"> </span>the past two decades. In blunt trauma, the most commonly injured intra-abdominal organ is spleen but in our study small bowel was most commonly involved. This notable difference should be evaluated to assess the pattern of visceral injuries and their outcome in our country </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Century Schoolbook L&quot;, serif; color: rgb(50, 50, 50);">This finding has to be confirmed by the prospective studies and this will also probably find factors causing difference in the trend.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>