Role of liver enzymes in patients with blunt abdominal trauma to diagnose liver injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The liver is the second most injured organ following blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) after the spleen. Although the computed tomography (CT) scan is considered as the gold standard for diagnosing liver injury in BAT, it may not readily available in all the hospitals. This study was performed to evaluate the role of aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) in patients with BAT and its significance in predicting the diagnosis and severity of the liver injury.

Method

The study was conducted in Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital (CMCTH) from February 2019 to May 2020. It was a prospective observational study. All the patients with BAT were received by on-duty surgical residents in the emergency department. Based on the imaging and operative find

SUBMITTER: Shrestha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7814543 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature