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Correspondence to Authors: Dr. Akbar Farooqui 

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ABSTRACT

Objective To establish an association between Age and Incidence of Inguinal Hernia Strangulation.
Study Design Cross-sectional design.
Place and Duration of Study Department of Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. From 22nd August 2024 till 21st September 2024.
Methodology The study design of this research was crosssectional to explore the prevalence of incarceration among the adults, both men and women, who presented with incarcerated inguinal hernia. After Ethics Review Board approval at Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi and patient written consent for participation in this study and if necessary surgical intervention. The sample comprised 100 adults who were diagnosed with inguinal hernia and availed themselves of such care at the Department of Surgery of Combined Military Hospital from 22nd August 2024 till 21st September 2024. The respondents were grouped according to their age into four categories: the young generation, which comprised of the age between 18 and 30 years, middle-aged people between 31 to 50 years, the aged people between 51 to 70 years and the elderly people of more than 71 years. The age groups were grouped based on past studies on the age distribution of hernia, and the criticality of these age groups in evaluating the rates and risks.
Results The findings of chi-square test on the given cases imply that the research hypothesis that there is a significant link between age and the frequency of occurrence of hernia incarceration. The p-value of 0.
Conclusion A strong correlation between age and incarceration rate of the adult patients who presented themselves with inguinal hernia.

Citation:

Dr. Akbar Farooqui. Incidence of Incarceration of Inguinal Hernia in Adults. The Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024.