title: War injuries in civilians treated in Pozega Hospital, Croatia.
abstract: The management of 131 civilians with war injuries, treated at the Department of Surgery, Pozega County Hospital, during the 1991-1995 period is presented. The majority of 55 (42%) of patients were injured at the front line. There were 75 (57.3%) of patients with explosive injuries 67 (51.2%) involved the extremities, while 29 (22.1%) involved the head. Seven (5.3%) patients died. Amputation of part of an extremity was required in five (3.8%) patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Pozega County Hospital, Croatia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rukavina
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D017523:Croatia; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006766:Hospitals, County; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*