title: [Injuries of neck, thorax and abdomen due to suicide or aggressive actions].
abstract: 288 patients were treated for suicide or auto-aggressive injuries of neck, thorax and abdomen, which amounted 12,8% of all patients with injuries of such localization. Able-bodied men with prolonged depressive disorders pre-dominated among them. Neck injuries were observed in 21,5%, thorax injuries - in 25,7%, abdominal injuries - in 33,7% of patients. Combined injuries of neck, thorax and abdomen were the most hard for surgical treatment (19,1%). Types of injuries and severity of clinical course in postoperative period depends on character and intensity of psychic disorders.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Abakumov
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Zakharova
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology; D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D013909:Thorax / Q000473:pathology; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D016896:Treatment Outcome