Table 1 Causes of trauma in patients undergoing surgical intervention
From: Laparoscopic surgery in abdominal trauma: a single center review of a 7-year experience
Causes of abdominal trauma | Laparoscopic | Open |
|---|---|---|
Blunt trauma | 30 (73.2) | 42 (76.4) |
  Traffic accident | 23 (56.2) | 33 (60.0) |
  Fall | 3 (7.3) | 5 (9.1) |
  Work-related injury | 3 (7.3) | 2 (3.6) |
  Violence | 1 (2.4) | 2 (3.6) |
Penetrating trauma | 11 (26.8) | 13 (23.6) |
  Stab injury | 10 (24.4) | 13 (23.6) |
  Gunshot | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) |