Characterizing injury at a tertiary referral hospital in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Injury accounts for more than 5.8 million deaths globally with an increasing burden in the developing world. In Kenya, trauma is one of the top 10 leading causes of death. However, no formal continuous injury surveillance systems are in place to inform injury prevention, pre-hospital care or emergency department management. The aim of this study was to implement a hospital-based trauma registry to characterize high acuity injuries presenting to a private tertiary, teaching and referral hospital in Kenya.

Methods

From January to December 2015, data was prospectively collected at a private tertiary, teaching and referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Patients presenting with a traumatic injury for the first time who were admitted to the hospital for at least 48 hour

SUBMITTER: Janeway H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6655740 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature