title: [Abdominal war injuries].
abstract: In the period of July 1, 1991-December 31, 1992, 4292 wounded were treated in the Military Medical Academy (MMA) in Belgrade. Out of 410 (9.6%) wounded with abdominal war injuries, 156 (38%) received the primary treatment in MMA and the remainder in other hospitals. One fifth of the wounded with abdominal injuries suffered combined injuries of more organs and 82.7% of the cases had multiple injuries of one organ or combined injury of two or more abdominal organs. Wounding caused by explosive devices prevailed (61.5%), and the most frequently injured organs were small intestine in 40% and colon in 30.7% of the cases. Reoperation due to complications was performed in 7% of the wounded primarily managed in MMA and 33.8% of there primarily managed in other hospitals. Total mortality due to the abdominal war injuries was 10.9%, while mortality in patients primarily managed in MMA amounted to 4.5% compared to 14.9% of those operated on in other hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Vojnomedicinska akademija, Klinika za opstu i vaskularnu hirurgiju, Beograd.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cuk
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Atanasijević
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrović
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stanković
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D014857:Warfare; D015022:Yugoslavia
vernacular_title: Ratne povrede abdomena.