Treatment of BAT(Blunt Abdominal Trauma)
| Main Author: | Agron Dogjani |
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| Format: | info Proceeding Journal |
| Bahasa: | sqi |
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, 2005
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/5482535 |
Daftar Isi:
- Background; Blunt abdominal trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among all age groups. Trauma is one of today’s most serious and expensive health care problems, and it is the most common cause of mortality in the young population. The aim of this study is to evidence the causes of Blunt Abdominal Trauma (BAT), the incidence of BAT dealing with ages, sex, etc. The ongoing of (BAT) depending on the way of treatment, conservative or surgical one.Damages ratio of parenchymatous and cavity organs to BAT. Material and Methods; The present study has a prospective character and it has been realized within the period of time from June 2004 to April 2005. In our study are included 77 trauma cases admitting at the national trauma center of UCMH. Tirana. The sample of the population was chosen by chance which means that this study is included all trauma cases presenting at emergency department having no study limitation Male 61 patients, female 16 patients, Distribution of BAT according to age: The ranging of patients age was till 14 years old 14 cases; years old 31 cases, over 40 years old 32 cases. Distribution according to the mechanism of trauma: Based on the type of trauma, there are 46 car accidents, falling from height are 19 cases, hitting with strong object are 12 cases. Results; BAT classification: isolated BAT in 21 cases; Combinated BAT in 56 cases; BAT combined with Polytrauma in 34 cases, thoracic trauma in 20 cases; Extremities fracture in one case; Treatment: Based on the way of treatment there are 14 cases treated in the conservative way, and there are also 53 cases treated by using surgery... Conclusion; Injury to intra-abdominal viscera must be excluded in all victims of BAT. Physical examination remains the initial step in diagnosis but has limited utility under select circumstances. Thus, various diagnostic modalities have evolved to assist trauma surgeons in the identification of abdominal injuries.