TITLE:
Abdominal Trauma: Five Years Experience in National Centre Hospital, Mauritania
AUTHORS:
A. Moulaye Idriss, Y. Tfeil, J. S. Baba, S. M. Boukhary, B. Hamad, M. Abdllatif, T. A. Kane, M. Abdllahi, B. Moctar, B. Taleb
KEYWORDS:
Abdominal Trauma, Blunt, Stab Wounds, Laparotomy, Mauritania
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Emergency Medicine,
Vol.6 No.1,
March
27,
2018
ABSTRACT: Trauma care including abdominal trauma is a big challenge. It is associated
with high morbidity and mortality and continues to be a public health problem
worldwide. The main aims of our study were to assess the patterns and
outcomes of our patients, and to describe our experience in management of
abdominal trauma. This descriptive retrospective study was conducted in
general surgery department at National Centre Hospital of Nouakchott in
Mauritania. We recruited patients presented at our department with abdominal
trauma (2012-2016). Out of 100 cases, 92% were men. Mean age: 22.78
years (5 - 70 years). Eighty percent of patients suffered of penetrating abdominal
trauma. Stab injuries were the most frequent mechanism (60%). The
commonest organ injury was small intestine (16%). Mortality has been
strongly related to road traffic accidents. Cares of severe abdominal traumas
are not common in our hospital, due to lack of required overall data. Emergency
health system is needed to better care of trauma patients in Mauritania.