Abdominal trauma due to road traffic accidents in Qatar.
OBJECTIVE
To measure the incidence and severity of abdominal trauma due to road traffic accidents (RTA) in Qatar.


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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Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar. helmy96@qatar.netqa
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D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007902:Length of Stay; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology; D011780:Qatar / Q000453:epidemiology; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries; D015996:Survival Rate