Objective To analyze the outcome of patients with abdominal injury (AI) in the Chengdu Army General Hospital within 48 hours after the Wenchuan earthquake, in order to provide evidence for future improvement in emergency response after earthquakes and in the treatment of AI patients.
Methods Data on the AI patients within 48 hours after the earthquake were collected from the Information Department of the Hospital. Microsoft EXCEL was used for data input.
Results A total of 33 AI inpatients were treated which was 3.1% of the total inpatients. The AI inpatients suffered severe and complex injuries, and one of them died (mortality rate: 3%).
Conclusion As a second-line Grade-A hospital,prompt triage is very important to patients who were rescued 48 hours after the earthquake. Reasonable damage control surgery and remedies prepared by medical staff from different specialties after the operations may decrease mortality rate.
Citation： LUO Hao,TANG Lijun,LIU Wenqing,WANG Tao,CHEN Tao,LI Dongxuan,TIAN Fuzhou. Analysis of the Treatment of Abdominal Injuries within 48 Hours after the Wenchuan Earthquake in a Second-line Grade-A Hospital. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2009, 09(3): 283-286. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20090054 Copy