title: Penetrating stab injuries of the chest and abdomen.
abstract: A retrospective review was carried out of 100 consecutive patients with penetrating stab injuries of the chest and/or abdomen, requiring admission to hospital. Laparotomies were performed in 44 patients, while a further 7 were subjected to thoracotomy. Only 1 patient died, and this was a case of combined thoraco-abdominal injury. There was an annual increase in the numbers of such injuries, which were particularly prevalent in young, unemployed persons, often under the influence of alcohol.
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery