PERITONITIS AS A COMPLICATION AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH PAIN ABDOMEN IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
| Main Authors: | DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD, DR. YAHYA UMAIR AZAM, DR. SHAHZADI MARYAM RIAZ |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
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, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4438937 |
Daftar Isi:
- Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum, the lining of the inner wall of the abdomen and cover of the abdominal organs. Symptoms may include severe pain, swelling of the abdomen, fever, or weight loss. One part or the entire abdomen may be tender. This cross-sectional study was conducted among the patients presenting in the emergency department of different hospitals. Name, age, gender and history of pain abdomen and assessment of peritonitis were noted on a predefined proforma. All the data was entered and analyzed with SPSS Ver. 23.0. A total of 200 patients presenting with pain abdomen in the emergency department were included in this study i.e., 100 males (50%) and 100 females (50%). The mean age of the patients was 35.32±2.32 years. Out of these patients, seven patients were diagnosed having peritonitis. Further management and investigations were planned accordingly.