Abdominal stab wounds in Lagos: A review of fifty cases

Autor: Adedapo Olumide Osinowo, Olugbenga Oluseyi Olusoji, Adedoyin Adekunle Adesanya
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 86-92 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1117-1936
2468-6875
DOI: 10.4103/1117-1936.186303
Popis: Background: The optimum management of patients with abdominal stab wounds (ASWs) is yet to be fully elucidated. Aims and Objectives: To evaluate the pattern of injury, treatment offered and outcome in patients with ASWs seen at our tertiary hospital. Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study of patients who sustained ASWs seen from January 2011 to December 2015. Information obtained from case notes were analysed on a personal computer using SPSS version 22 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).P
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