ArticlePloS one2021
Epidemiology of injured patients in rural Uganda: A prospective trauma registry's first 1000 days.
Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of Rural Trauma Team Development Education on Prehospital Time, Referral-to-Dispatch Interval, and Neurological and Musculoskeletal Injury Outcomes: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR human factors · 2026Trial
- Improving Trauma Data Quality in Rwanda: A Prospective Assessment of Registry Completeness and Accuracy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Traumatic Spine Injury in Southern Ethiopia: Falls, Delayed Presentation, and High Early Mortality at a Tertiary Referral Center.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Femur fracture: characteristics of patients, treatment outcomes, and factors associated with good outcomes at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda. A retrospective review of hospital records of 2022.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Surgical Disease Burden, Outcomes, and Roles of Non-Physician Clinicians in Ugandan Emergency Departments.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Article
- Enhancing trauma triage in low-resource settings using machine learning: a performance comparison with the Kampala Trauma Score.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Comprehensive epidemiological assessment of trauma incidents at a level I trauma center.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare professionals towards irritable bowel syndrome: a multicenter, cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of orthopedic injuries among inpatients admitted at a tertiary teaching and referral hospital in Kenya: a retrospective cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Analyzing the trend of mortality due to traffic and nontraffic accidents: a study in the north of Iran.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- A review of twenty-first century developments in paediatric surgery in Africa.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Review
- Effect of Rural Trauma Team Development on the Outcomes of Motorcycle Accident-Related Injuries (Motor Registry Project): Protocol for a Multicenter Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Review of a large trauma registry in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: insights into prehospital care and provider training for trauma quality improvement.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2024Article
- A cost-effectiveness analysis of surgical care delivery in Eastern Uganda-a societal perspective.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Age related effects of selective and non-selective COX-2 inhibitors on bone healing.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
- Elderly trauma mortality in a resource-limited setting: A benchmark for process improvement.Injury · 2021Article
- Characteristics and Injury Patterns of Road Traffic Injuries in Urban and Rural Uganda-A Retrospective Medical Record Review Study in Two Hospitals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Data characterizing the burden of injury in rural Uganda is limited. Hospital-based trauma registries are a critical tool in illustrating injury patterns and clinical outcomes. This study aims to characterize the traumatic injuries presenting to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital (SRRH) in order to identify opportunities for quality improvement and policy development. From October 2016 to July 2019, we prospectively captured data on injured patients using a locally designed, context-relevant trauma registry instrument. Information regarding patient demographics, injury characteristics, clinical information, and treatment outcomes were recorded. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate statistical analyses were conducted. A total of 4109 injured patients were treated during the study period. Median age was 26 years and 63% were male. Students (33%) and peasant farmers (31%) were the most affected occupations. Falls (36%) and road traffic injuries (RTIs, 35%) were the leading causes of injury. Nearly two-thirds of RTIs were motorcycle-related and only 16% involved a pedestrian. Over half (53%) of all patients had a fracture or a sprain. Suffering a burn or a head injury were significant predictors of mortality. The number of trauma patients enrolled in the study declined by five-fold when comparing the final six months and initial six months of the study. Implementation of a context-appropriate trauma registry in a resource-constrained setting is feasible. In rural Uganda, there is a significant need for injury prevention efforts to protect vulnerable populations such as children and women from trauma on roads and in the home. Orthopedic and neurosurgical care are important targets for the strengthening of health systems. The comprehensive data provided by a trauma registry will continue to inform such efforts and provide a way to monitor their progress moving forward.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.