DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2018.4.2.2

Pages: 31-37

The aim of this retrospective observational study spanning three years in our tertiary care institute at Institute of Orthopedic Research and Accident Surgery, Madurai, of Devadoss Multispecialty hospital, Madurai, South Tamil Nadu, India was to find the modes of injury to abdomen in polytrauma and frequency of solid and hollow visceral injuries in blunt and penetrating trauma in patients those who underwent laparotomy. 31 patients who underwent laparotomy due to blunt and penetrating injury in polytrauma were included. It is a retrospective study done from 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2017 (36months).Patients below 12 years of age and patients taken against medical advice were excluded from the study. The mode and pattern of abdominal injuries were studied. Out of 31 patients who underwent laparotomy, 26 were due to blunt injury and 5 due to penetrating injury. 5 were female out of 31 cases. Modes of injury were road traffic accident 24 (77.4%),