Assessment of Pattern of Abdominal Injury

NCT05538390 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: StPaulsHMMc
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 165
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This hospital-based cross-sectional study was done at SPHMMC and AaBET hospitals from January 2018 to December 2019.The study aimed to assess the pattern of abdominal injury at St Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) and Addis Ababa Burn, Emergency and Trauma (AaBET) hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia.Data was collected from the trauma registry and patient files using a pretested structured questionnaire filled out by two trained data collectors.The collected data was entered and analyzed using statistical software SPSS version 25.0.

Conditions

Abdominal Trauma

Keywords

Abdominal Injury; Road traffic injury; Emergency department

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pattern of Abdominal Injury

  Frequency was analyzed in respective to socio-demographics (age, sex, residency, address), clinical profile(triage, v/s, type of injury, associated injury), management and outcome (management, complication, disposition and mortality) in patients presented with Abdominal injury in the study period.

  Over 2 years

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

all patients who presented to the AaBET and SPHMMC Hospital emergency department with a clinical diagnosis of abdominal trauma during the study period.

You may qualify if:

• \- All patients who are diagnosed clinically to have abdominal trauma

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who died before diagnosis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia: lead

Study Sites (1)

St Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College

Addis Ababa, 1000, Ethiopia

Location

Related Publications (7)

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  RESULT

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  PMID: 9735644 RESULT

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  PMID: 35128532 RESULT

• Abebe K, Bekele M, Tsehaye A, Lemmu B, Abebe E. Laparotomy for Abdominal Injury Indication & Outcome of patients at a Teaching Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2019 Jul;29(4):503-512. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v29i4.12.

  PMID: 31447524 RESULT

• Chalya PL, Mabula JB. Abdominal trauma experience over a two-year period at a tertiary hospital in north-western Tanzania: a prospective review of 396 cases. Tanzan J Health Res. 2013 Oct;15(4):230-9.

  PMID: 26591698 RESULT

• AdejumoAA,ThairuY,EgentiN.Profile of abdominal trauma in federal teaching hospital, Gombe, North-east, Nigeria: A cross sectional study. Int J Innov Med Health Sci 2015; 4: 41-5

  RESULT

• Bashah DT, Dachew BA, Tiruneh BT. Prevalence of injury and associated factors among patients visiting the Emergency Departments of Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Emerg Med. 2015 Aug 25;15:20. doi: 10.1186/s12873-015-0044-3.

  PMID: 26302780 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Abdominal Injuries; Emergencies

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Kassaye D Altaye

  University of Gondar

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 2 Years
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 5, 2022
• First Posted: September 13, 2022
• Study Start: September 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2020
• Study Completion: June 10, 2020
• Last Updated: September 13, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ET (1)