Abstract

In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), at least 60 percent of the surgical operations performed are for emergencies. Thus needs to diverts majority of the resources towards the emergency department. AIM: To assess the socio-demographic profile of emergency surgery, To assess the prevalence of different type of surgical emergencies, To assess the various complications of different type of emergency surgeries and outcome of emergency surgeries. METHOD: Study conducted on 300 patients aged 13 years and above at the Department of Surgery, S.P. Medical College and P.B.M Hospital, Bikaner from December 2019 to November 2021. Convenience sampling method was used for sampling of cases. All Patients of age 13 years and above, regardless of gender, admitted with clinical and/or radiological evidence of general surgical emergencies and undergoing surgical intervention, enrolled in the study. RESULT: Majority of patients in our study are males. The male to female ratio is 2.26 :1. Majority of patients in our study are from 21-40 years age group followed by 41-60 years age group. Most common surgical intervention done was exploratory laparotomy followed by appendectomy. CONCLUSION: Early diagnosis of surgical emergencies careful selection of cases for surgery, skilful operative management, proper technique during surgery and intensive post- operative treatment yield grateful results

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