TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Abdominal trauma due to road traffic accidents in Qatar
JO  - Injury
A1  - Helmi, I.
A1  - Hussein, Abdul
A1  - Ahmed, A. H.
SP  - 105
EP  - 108
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To measure the incidence and severity of abdominal trauma due to road traffic accidents (RTA) in Qatar. PATIENT AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of all patients admitted with documented abdominal trauma to the only acute General Hospital in the state of Qatar in the period 1991-1995. RESULTS: In the 5-year period, 3744 patients were admitted following an RTA. Of these, 667 (17.8%) were admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) and 84 patients had abdominal injuries, constituting 0.45% of total number and 12.6% of patients admitted to SICU. Twenty-one (25%) of patients with abdominal trauma died. However, only nine patients died from the abdominal injury. Eight patients died due to hepatic injury and one patient due to splenic injury.
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SN  - 0020-1383
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -