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Archivos de Medicina de Urgencia de México

2010, Number 3

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Arch Med Urg Mex 2010; 2 (3)

Epidemiology of abdominal pain in a Emergency Department consultation

Rafael Alejandro Chavarría-Islas RA, Estévez-Abascal SB, Loría-Castellanos J, Peláez-Méndez K

Language: Spanish
References: 21
Page: 87-91
PDF size: 162.35 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Abdominal pain is the main painful condition that enters the Emergency Department and not be initially managed with analgesia. It was observed that the severity and individual perception are highly variable, hence the evaluation and treatment decisions are difficult objective was to determine the epidemiology of abdominal pain in patients treated for this disease in the Adult Emergency Department HGR No. 25.Material and methods: An observational, retrospective, descriptive, recovering data from clinical records of patients who presented with abdominal pain to the Emergency Department over a period of three months. Results: A total of 3,184 patients with abdominal pain were seen in the adult emergency consultation, the disease was not surgically for gastroenteritis, the morning shift had the highest number of admissions, diabetes and hypertension being the most associated comorbidities. Conclusion: Abdominal pain source is the principle nonsurgical cause of attention in the Emergency Department.


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