title: Ballistic trauma in 1991/92 war in Osijek, Croatia: shell fragments versus bullets.
abstract: During 18 months of the 1991/92 war against Croatia, 4,545 injured were treated at the Department of Surgery of Osijek Clinical Hospital. Some, 2,544 (55.9%) sustained shell fragment injuries and 807 (17.8%) bullet injuries. Shell fragments lead to a higher number of polytraumatized patients than did bullets (6.8% versus 5.3%). The postoperative complication rate for fragment injury (5.8%) was significantly higher than that for bullet injury (4.1%). Mortality rate did not differ significantly (3.9% versus 4.5% respectively).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Osijek Clinical Hospital, Croatia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lovrić
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuvezdic
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prlić
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wertheimer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Candrlić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D014857:Warfare; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery