Table 3 Distribution of abdominal injuries according to the mechanism of injury. Data are expressed as frequency (%)
Site of injury | N | Mechanism of injury | P values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bullet injury (n = 589) | SI (n = 246) | SW (n = 97) | MI (n = 21) | |||
Small bowel | 441 | 267 (45.3) | 128 (52) | 31 (31.9) | 15 (71.4) | < 0.0001 |
Colon | 290 | 240 (40.7) | 86 (30.9) | 20 (20.6) | 9 (42.8) | 0.0015 |
Liver | 160 | 107 (18.2) | 40 (16.3) | 13 (13.4) | 3 (14.3) | NS |
Stomach | 104 | 82 (13.9) | 32 (13) | 23 (23.7) | 1 (4.8) | < 0.05 |
Kidney | 45 | 50 (8.5) | 9 (3.6) | 3 (3.1) | 1 (4.8) | < 0.05 |
Spleen | 55 | 38 (6.4) | 12 (4.9) | 4 (4.1) | 1 (4.8) | NS |
Diaphragm | 100 | 70 (11.9) | 19 (7.7) | 9 (9.3) | – | NS |
Bladder | 37 | 31 (5.3) | 5 (2) | – | – | < 0.05 |
Rectum | 55 | 55 (9.3) | 8 (3.2) | – | 1 (4.8) | < 0.0005 |
Duodenum | 34 | 20 (3.4) | 9 (3.6) | 5 (5.1) | – | NS |