Role of Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) and Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) in Diagnosing Liver Injury in Blunt Abdominal Trauma (BAT) Patients in The Emergency Department

Objective

To evaluate the role of the liver enzymes ALT and AST in aiding the diagnosis and severity of liver injury in blunt abdominal trauma patients (BAT) presenting to the emergency department. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Accident and Emergency Department of Pak-Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from May to Dec 2022. Methodology: Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) patients were included in the study. Urgent blood samples were sent with values for Hb, WBC, ALT, and AST recorded subsequently. The primary outcome studied was the relationship between ALT and AST to diagnosis and severity of liver injury, and mean ICU stay as the secondary parameter.