A STUDY ON SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF PATIENTS OF INTESTINA OBSTRUCTION IN DR. SUSHEELA TIWARI GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, HALDWANI

Abstract

Background/Aim: This study was aimed to provide a sociodemographic prole of intestinal obstruction in a tertiary care hospital in Kumaun region of Uttarakhand, India. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of patients admitted in our hospital with a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction between the years 2019 and 2020 at Dr. Susheela Tiwari Government Hospital, Haldwani, Uttarakhand. The study comprised of 250 patients. Results: The commonest age group affected was 18-30 years. In our patients, the main cause of obstruction was adhesions followed by abdominal tuberculosis with MALIGNANCY coming third. Conservative management was advocated in 72 patients while the rest underwent surgery. Conclusion: Adhesion was the main etiology in Intestinal Obstruction. The odds of malignant bowel obstruction are increasing in the proportion of Intestinal Obstruction. There were some differences towards the etiologic spectrum compared with western countries.