Childhood injuries in Oman: retrospective review of a multicentre trauma registry data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Injuries are among the top causes of hospital-based mortality for adults in Oman. However, little is known about the distribution and risk of injuries among children. This paper describes the epidemiology and risk factors for childhood injuries (0-15 years of age), in two hospitals of Oman.

Methods

Data were collected between November 2014 and April 2015 at Khoula and Nizwa Hospitals. All patients between 0 and 15 years with a diagnosis of injury/trauma admitted to the hospital, and those who had trauma team activation in the emergency department were included in the analysis. Descriptive and multivariable Poisson regression analyses were conducted to generate sociodemographic risk factor profiles associated with the need for surgical management of injuries.

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SUBMITTER: Mehmood A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6242029 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature