Blunt trauma abdomen: Pattern of abdominal visceral injuries in children at Sheikh Zayed medical college,Rahim Yar Khan

Aim: to see the pattern of abdominal visceral injuries on exploration in blunt trauma patients and their outcome in terms of mortality and morbidity. place of study: department of paediatric surgery,sh. zayed medical college/hospital,rahim yar khan duration: january 2012 to december 2012. methods: 50 patients with blunt trauma abdomen were included. all the patients under 12 years of age with blunt trauma abdomen having associated injuries were included in this study. after all routine investigations x-ray abdomen and chest,focused abdominal sonography for trauma (fast) and additional investigations were done in special situations. 2 patients were expired: one peroperatively and other before the surgery. 25 patients underwent surgical intervention for suspected intra-abdominal injuries,rest of 23 patients were managed conservatively. age ranged from 0-12 years. 70% of the injuries were due to rta,30% injuries were low velocity injury. conclusion: the early presentation of the patients and early intervention has the better outcome than delayed presentation.