Frequency of Different Causes of Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Objective: To determine the frequency of different causes of blunt abdominal trauma. Study design: Descriptive cases series Subjects & methodology: The study was conducted at the Department of Surgery, Islam Medical College Teaching Hospital /Islam Central Hospital, Sialkot, from 01/08/2010 to 30/04/2013. A total of 113 patients were included in the study. Patients were examined in respectable and comfortable manner. To exclude bias exclusion criteria was strictly followed. Results: The age ranged from 15-50 years. Mean age of the patients was 37.1 +/- 3.5 years. Out of 113 patients, 102 (90.3%) were male and 11 patients (9.7%) were female. Most common cause of blunt abdominal trauma was road traffic accident in 49 patients (43.4%) followed by assault in 38 patients (33.6%), fall from height in 18 patients (15.9%) and industrial accident in 8 patients (7.1%) Conclusion: Abdominal injuries are a predominantly male disease with the majority in the third decade of life. Most common causes of blunt trauma was road traffic accident followed by fall from height, assault and industrial accident.