ArticleEmergency medicine international2022
Assessment of Pattern of Abdominal Injury over a Two-Year Period at St Paul's Hospital Millenium Medical College and AaBET Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study.
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- Mortality and its predictors in abdominal injury across sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Analysis of the impact of emergency care on the incidence of in-hospital complications in patients with acute abdomen and the incidence of complications.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- A prospective study on abdominal trauma: patterns of injury, clinical presentation, organ involvement, associated injuries, and outcomes at a tertiary hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Observational
- Clinical presentation and management outcome of abdominal stab wounds in a low-resource setting: experience of a central hospital in Sudan.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Globally, injury continues to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality both in developed and developing countries. Abdominal injuries are among the major causes of trauma admissions. This study aimed to assess patterns of abdominal injury at AaBET and St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on all adult patients who sustained abdominal injuries presented to the emergency department and managed at AaBET and St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College over a two-year period from January 2018 to December 2019. Results: A total of 165 abdominal injured patients presented during the study period. Among those patients, 140 (84.8%) were male, with a male-to-female ratio of 5.61. The mean age of patients was 29.3 years. 85 (51.5%) of the patients sustained penetrating injuries. 53 (32.1%) patients sustained road traffic accidents, 47 (32.1%) had stab injuries, and 34 (20.6%) had gunshots. Thirty-four (20.6%) of the patients were managed conservatively and 79.4% ( Conclusion: Abdominal trauma predominantly affects the male and economically productive age. The three main causes of abdominal injuries in this study were road traffic accidents, stab injuries, and gunshots, which require increased public awareness of the need to prevent road traffic accidents and to handle weapons and sharp items properly.
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