DETERMINANTS OF ACUTE ABDOMEN IN ADULT PATIENTS ADMITTED IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF MAYO HOSPITAL, LAHORE

The terminology of acute abdomen refers to a sudden and severe abdominal pain of unclear etiology that is less than 24 hours in duration. It is the presentation of an undiagnosed previous abdominal pain   prior to a clinical presentation in primary or secondary care.

Objectives: To determine the factors causing acute abdominal pain in the patients presented in the A&E department of mayo Hospital, Lahore.

Design: Cross sectional study design.

Place:Lahore

Study period:6 months.

Subjects and methods:A cross sectional study was conducted. Total 100 subjects were recruited in the study.  Selection was made on laid down criteria after taking due consent from subjects. Interviews were conducted through a pretested questionnaire. The data was collected and compiled and then analyzed through SPSS 22 and described in the demographic characteristics using frequency tables.

Result: Out of 100 subjects ,acute abdomen was found to be more in people above 30 years of age(52%)[mean:52+ .502SD]. It was more common among the females(57%) as compared to the males(42%).It was also seen that acute abdomen was more in  uneducated(71%)as compared to educated(29%) people.It is also more common in married people(68%)as compared to unmarried people(32%).It is also more common in people living in urban area(92%)than in people living in rural area(8%).it is more frequently seen in people having income less than 15000/month(85%)than in people having income more than 15000/month. It was also found that the pain is more frequently found in right iliac fossa(18%)  epigastric (36%) and umbilical(19%) region.

Keywords: Acute abdomen,renal colic,gastric ulcers.