ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of body mass index (BMI) and abdominal circumference on intra-abdominal organ injury in high energy blunt trauma patients presenting to the emergency department. Materials and Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional, and analytical study included patients who presented to the Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Emergency Medicine Clinic between June 15, 2022, and December 31, 2022, due to high-energy blunt trauma and underwent contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT). Patient demographics, vital signs, height, weight, BMI, mechanism of injury, abdominal injuries, injuries to other systems, abdominal circumference measurements, emergency department outcomes, and laboratory results were recorded in the data collection form. CT images were evaluated by a single radiology specialist, and abdominal circumference and subcutaneous fat tissue thickness were measured. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20.0. Statistical significance was assessed using the p-value, and a significance level of p
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