DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2019.5.7.5

Pages: 290-294

Objective: To evaluate the impact of blunt abdominal trauma on solid organs like liver, spleen, kidney and hollow viscera like stomach, small intestine and large intestine. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among patients admitted in surgical emergency with blunt abdominal injury in a tertiary care hospital in eastern Uttar Pradesh. All patients were examined locally and systemically. Local abdominal examination consists of inspection, Palpation, Percussion and Auscultation. Systemic examination consists of CVS, CNS and respiratory. All patients were subjected to detailed laboratory and radiological investigation at the time of admission and at regular interval during the time of treatment. The post-operative complications and outcome in terms of discharged, expired were noted. Results: Aspirate examination was normal in 58.3% patients. X-ray abdomen showed that GUD and GGA was in 25% and 10.4% patients respectively. USG abdomen revealed that Intra-peritoneal collection was in 50% patients and Splenic injury was in 16.7% patients.