APPENDECTOMY AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, NORTH LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY.
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Keywords
Appendicitis, Appendectomy, Appendicectomy, Prevalence
Abstract
Background : One of the most common cause of pain abdomen found in Emergency room, Out patients and In patients department is Acute appendicitis. And Appendectomy is most commonly performed surgical procedures for Acute appendicitis. In our study we tried to find out the burden of Appendectomy patients in Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital, a peripheral tertiary Medical college in Assam.
Aim: Our aim is to find out the prevalence of appendectomy among patients admitted in department of general surgery, Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital, North Lakhimpur.
Methods : After obtaining approval from institutional ethical committee, data was collected from medical records department of Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital, North Lakhimpur. Data was collected for a period of 30 months, i;e from 25thJune 2021 to 25th Dec 2023. The total number of patients admitted in the department of surgery was taken, which was found to be6713. Our study included 1020 patients who underwent appendectomy. The demographic profile of the patients were collected in respect to age and sex.
Results : The Prevalence of Appendectomy Patients was found to be 15.19 %, of which 57.3 % were males and 42.7% were females. The most common indication for appendectomy was recurrent appendicitis with 71.3%.
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Dr. Diganta Bora
Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Lakhimpur Medical College And Hospital, Lakhimpur, Assam
Dr. Gautam Kamal
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Lakhimpur Medical College And Hospital, Lakhimpur, Assam
Dr. Pranjit Deka
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Lakhimpur Medical College And Hospital, Lakhimpur, Assam
Dr. AnindyaBaruah
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Lakhimpur Medical College And Hospital, Lakhimpur, Assam
Dr. Chinmoyee Deori
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Lakhimpur Medical College And Hospital, Lakhimpur, Assam