Infection with high proportion of multidrug-resistant bacteria in conflict-related injuries is associated with poor outcomes and excess resource consumption: a cohort study of Syrian patients treated in Jordan.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Armed conflicts are a major contributor to injury and death globally. Conflict-related injuries are associated with a high risk of wound infection, but it is unknown to what extent infection directly relates to sustainment of life and restoration of function. The aim of this study was to investigate the outcome and resource consumption among civilians receiving acute surgical treatment due to conflict-related injuries. Patients with and without wound infections were compared. METHODS:We performed a cohort study using routinely collected data from 457 consecutive Syrian civilians that received surgical treatment for acute conflict-related injuries during 2014-2016 at a Jordanian hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières. We defined wound infection as clinical signs of infect

SUBMITTER: Alga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5964734 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature