BACKGROUND: @entity490 is one of the most common reasons for presenting to the @entity341 ( @entity341 ) and the etiology is varied. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective observational study was conducted in a large @entity341 of a tertiary care center in India. All @entity1 older than 15 years and presenting with non-traumatic @entity490 to the @entity341 from May 2012 to October 2012 were recruited and the demographic characteristics, diagnosis and outcome were analyzed. RESULTS: The study cohort included 264 @entity1 over a 6 month period. More than half (55.6%) were aged between 15 and 40 years. There was a male predominance (56.8%). Majority of the @entity1 (76.9%) presented with @entity490 of less than 72 hour duration. The @entity158 was sudden in onset in 54.9% of @entity1 . Dull type was the most common character of @entity158 (36%) followed by colicky type (22.3%). The most common site of @entity158 was the lower abdomen (45.8%). Upper @entity490 was seen in 26.9% and the @entity158 was generalized in 27.3% of @entity1 . The common causes were uretericcolic (16.3%), @entity293 (12.5%), acute @entity788 (11%), @entity697 (10.6%) and acute @entity3621 (8%). More than half (51.9%) discharged from @entity341 and 37% of cases were managed by the emergency physicians. Surgical intervention was required in 25.8% of @entity1 . The mortality rate was 2.3%. CONCLUSIONS: @entity490 is a common @entity341 symptom and clinicians must consider multiple diagnoses, especially those that require immediate intervention to limit morbidity and mortality.

Clinical profile of non-traumatic acute XXXX presenting to an adult emergency department.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity788 :: ('MESH:D010190', 'Disease') :: ['pancreatitis'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['acute appendicitis'] @entity341 :: ('MESH:D004630', 'Disease') :: ['ED', 'emergency depatment'] @entity3621 :: ('MESH:D005756', 'Disease') :: ['gastritis'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity490 :: ('MESH:D015746', 'Disease') :: ['Abdominal pain', 'abdominal pain'] @entity293 :: ('MESH:D014552', 'Disease') :: ['urinary tract infection']
@entity490 :: (MESH:D015746,Disease) :: ['abdominal pain']
