Surgical Disease in Rural Area; The Pattern of Surgical Disease Prevalent in a Rural Area of Pakistan

Abstract

ABSTRACT… Objectives: To find out the prevalence of surgical disease in rural areas of Pakistan. Place and Duration: All the surgical cases registered in Foundation Hospital Rajana District Toba Tek Singh in 2012-2013. Methods: The whole data is analyzed by SSPS and compared with the other studies of Pakistan and world. Results and Conclusion: Male and female are equal in number in Total 7788 cases excluding non-surgical cases between 1 day to above 70 years age. Majority of the cases were between 21-50 years age group. Common cause was Trauma, commonest disease was L.B.A and commonest operation was for Hernia and Gallbladder stones.