Pattern of Abdominal Trauma in North Eastern Nigeria

Abdominal trauma in a semi-urban tertiary health institution

“…In our study, spleen was the most common solid organ injured followed by the liver. Similar findings of splenic injury preponderance have been reported by other authors (10,11,13,16). The gastrointestinal tract (GI) was involved in 17 (25.1%) cases and of these, the small and large bowel were the more affected segments in penetrating abdominal trauma.…”

“…This mortality rate was comparable to what was reported by some authors (5,23). Higher mortalities between 10% and 17.9% were also reported in other studies (11,13,16,21). However, we are aware that the mortality rate would be a function of how complex the injuries were among other factors.…”

Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Results of a prospective and hospital based study

“…Asuquo et al performed a similar study on 19 BAT patients and reported road traffic accidents as the most common cause for BAT which is consistence with the findings of present study [10,13]. Study done by Kulkarni et al including 68 consecutive cases of blunt trauma and another study done by Jolly et al also reported road traffic accident as the most common cause of BAT [11,14].…”

Blunt injuries to the abdomen in Makurdi, Benue State: Nigeria

“…The peak age at risk in this study is 21 -30 years followed by teenagers. Our finding in this regard is in consonant with other published reports 7,10,17,18,22. This may be due to the dynamic lifestyles of these two age groups.…”

“…There was a male preponderance in our study and this may be related to their exposure to travel hazards in search of a means of livelihood. A similar finding was noted recently by Dogo et al ,18. In this area with poor transportation system, intra-town shuttle is achieved by the popular 'GOING' (AchabaOkada i.e motorcycle). The GOING drivers' usually carry between 2-4 additional passengers during their peak hours of business, often cruising at reckless speeds resulting in accidents.…”