Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Acute abdomen is an acute onset of abdominal disease entities that require immediate surgical intervention in most of the cases. The present study was conducted to assess outcome of surgically treated non- traumatic surgical acute abdomen. Materials & Methods: 94 surgically treated non-traumatic surgical acute abdomen patients of both genders were enrolled. Parameters such as diagnosis, signs and symptoms, causes of acute abdomen, tachycardia and hypotension were recorded. Results: Age group 11-20 years had10, 21-30 years had 22, 31-40 years had 30 and 41-50 years had 32 cases. Signs were tenderness in 68, abdominal distension in 54 and guarding and rigidity in 32 cases. Symptoms were vomiting in 42, abdominal pain in 33 and distention in 56. Blood pressure was normal in 24 and hypotension in 70 cases. Pulse rate was normal in 28 and tachycardia in 66. Operative diagnosis was acute appendicitis in 24, generalized peritonitis in 16, perforated appendicitis in 34 and typhoid perforation in 20 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Common causes of non-traumatic acute abdomen operation was acute appendicitis, generalized peritonitis, perforated appendicitis and typhoid perforation.