Acute Abdomen in Adults- a Prospective Study on Emergency Department Admissions

Acute Abdomen in Adults- a Prospective Study on Causes of Abdominal Pain Leading to Emergency Department Admission in Tampere University Hospital

This is a non-randomized, prospective, population-based, single-center study designed to evaluate conditions resulting emergency admission in patients with abdominal pain. Furthermore, we are interested in how many patients are discharged with "non-specific abdominal pain" but later readmitted and diagnosed with a specific diagnosis.

1000 adult patients with acute abdominal pain will be recruited at Tampere University Hospital Emergency department. The patients will fill in a questionaire about the symptoms and their duration. A urine sample will be collected for polyamine molecule analysis with an electronic nose. At later stage of the study, a serum sample for coeliac tests will be collected. Patient outcome will be obtained during the hospital stay, at one-month after discharge and at one year.

Inclusion Criteria:

All adult patients with abdominal pain.

Exclusion Criteria:

Under the age of 18 years