Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

A CLINICAL STUDY OF ACUTE ABDOMEN IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL

Dr. Perigela Haricharan, Dr. M. Koti Reddy

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Background: Government General Hospital, Kurnool is the main referral center for the region. The hospital is a teaching Hospital under Dr.N.T.R University Of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. Objectives: Our objective is to present updated results of the systemic analysis of 200 consecutively operated cases of acute abdomen of different etiologies in surgical emergency room of Government general hospital, Kurnool. The design is a prospective systemic analysis Methodology: Our data sources were admissions in the surgical emergency room over a period of 2 years, from June 2013 to June 2015. Patients in age group of 18years and above of either sex presenting with signs and symptoms of acute abdomen who underwent surgery are included in the study. Results: Outcomes from our study reveal that acute appendicitis and Duodenal Ulcer perforation are the main reasons for admissions requiring surgical intervention, in our region. Conclusion: We conclude that a junior resident/surgeon in our region in a surgical emergency room should be well versed in diagnosing acute appendicitis and Duodenal Ulcer perforation.

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Dr.Perigela Haricharan, Dr.M.Koti Reddy �A CLINICAL STUDY OF ACUTE ABDOMEN IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL� Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 9 September 2015

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