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Acute abdomen and abdominal sepsis: A ten months
retrospective study of cases at Halibet National Hospital, Asmara-Elitrea, 2002 Objective: To identify and describe the common causes of acute abdomen by age and sex. Study design: a retrospective review of operation record from the register book. Setting: Halibet National Referral Hospital Asmara Eritrea 2002, the only emergency setting the time of the study. Methods and subjects: All cases admitted to the emergency ward and operated immediately or later to relieve the condition were identified. Results: In adults, 16 years and above, acute appendicitis, large bowel obstructions, small bowel obstructions and peptic ulcer perforations were found to be the commonest causes. In children, 15 years and below the commonest causes were appendicitis to be followed by intussusceptions seen in infants, small bowel anomalies in neonates, peptic ulcer perforations and large bowel obstructions in that order. And the two commonest causes of abdominal sepsis (peritonitis) in both children and adults were acute appendicitis and perforated PUD. Conclusions and recommendations were made after discussing in comparison with papers from elsewhere the world. |
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