Management Outcome and Associated Factors of Surgically Treated Non Traumatic Acute Abdomen at Attat Hospital, Gurage Zone, Ethiopia

Gebrie Tekalign Admasu,Hagisso Shemsu Nuriye,Handiso Tilahun Beyene

doi:10.23937/2378-3397/1410099

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Abstract

Non traumatic acute abdomen is an acute onset of abdominal disease entities that require immediate surgical intervention in most of the cases. The causes of non-traumatic surgical acute abdomen and their relative incidence vary in different populations.

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Acute abdomen is an acute onset of abdominal disease entities that require immediate surgical intervention in most of the cases
The three top causes of acute surgical abdomen were acute appendicitis accounting 48% followed by bowel obstruction 28% and Peritonitis 24%
The overall mortality was more in cases from rural area due to delay at presentation, on higher extreme age patients, those who developed peritonitis and postoperative complications

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Acute abdomen is an acute onset of abdominal disease entities that require immediate surgical intervention in most of the cases. It is the most common presenting surgical acute abdominal emergency that has been estimated at least 50% of general surgical admissions are emergencies and 50% of them present with acute abdominal pain and encompasses a spectrum of surgical, medical and gynecological conditions, ranging from the trivial to the life-threatening, which require hospital admission, investigation and treatment [1]. Non traumatic acute abdomen is an acute onset of abdominal disease entities that require immediate surgical intervention in most of the cases. The causes of non-traumatic surgical acute abdomen and their relative incidence vary in different populations

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