CAUSES OF LAPAROTOMY IN PAEDIATRIC POPULATION AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF LAHORE
| Main Author: | Dr. Wardah Sahar Khan, Dr. Sehrish Qayyum Khokhar, Dr. Mariam Dar |
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| Format: | Article |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1286946 |
Daftar Isi:
- Laparotomy is a major undertaking in surgery. Paediatric population generally constitutes children below the age of 12 years. Despite, there being marked development in the field of paediatric surgery in our country, there is limited data available in this regard. Aim of our study was to determine the causes due to which laparotomies were carried out in our hospital. A total of 258 patients were included in our study. We carried out a prospective descriptive study from 1st July, 2016 to 30th June, 2017. Our results showed that incidence was higher in male gender (65.89%). The most common cause was congenital malformations (28.29%) with infective causes also being very common (21.70%). Key Words: Laparotomy, Paediatric, Tertiary Care