Pattern of intra-peritoneal intra-abdominal injuries in polytrauma patients admitted to general surgery department at El-Demerdash Hospital

Abstract

evere or major trauma is a worldwide pandemic and one of the leading causes of death and disability. Polytrauma always involves young, productive individuals and represents a substantial burden on the society Management of Trauma injuries generally emphasizes the importance of identifying and prioritizing the most serious life-threatening injuries and managing them. Management consists of a rapid primary survey, resuscitation of vital functions, a more detailed secondary survey, and, finally, the initiation of definitive care. Damage-control surgery has increasing role as it proves reliability in the most sensitive situations. In our study, we included all victims of polytrauma presented to Ain Shams University hospital (El-Demerdash) in a period of 6 months starting in the 1st of January till the end of June. We included 40 cases and recorded their age and sex for epidemiological analysis.