Open AccessAbdominal injuries in communal crises: The Jos experience
Author(s) -
EO Ojo,
KN Ozoilo,
A Z Sule,
B T Ugwu,
MA Misauno,
BO Ismaila,
Solomon Danjuma Peter,
AA Adejumo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.173867
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal trauma , case fatality rate , incidence (geometry) , surgery , mortality rate , blunt , abdomen , prospective cohort study , abdominal compartment syndrome , penetrating trauma , epidemiology , physics , optics
Abdominal injuries contribute significantly to battlefield trauma morbidity and mortality. This study sought to determine the incidence, demographics, clinical features, spectrum, severity, management, and outcome of abdominal trauma during a civilian conflict.