Citation

Mlinarić J, Nincević N, Peranić H, Kostov D, Gnjatović D, Dominis M, Tolić I, Mitrović N, Serić J. Mil. Med. 1994; 159(6): 434-437.

Affiliation

Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Medical Center, Zadar, Croatia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7984300

Abstract

From August 1, 1991, to May 30, 1992, 148 severely wounded military and civilian casualties with the injury severity score of 3 to 5 were treated in the intensive care unit of the Zadar General Hospital. There were 138 male and 10 female patients; their mean age was 32 years. There were 64 wounded civilians and 84 wounded soldiers. The average evacuation time was 3 hours. Twelve (8%) severely wounded persons died. The cause of death was craniocerebral injury in 7 patients (58%) and hemorrhage in 4 patients (33%). Complications following shock-like acute renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, coagulopathy, and hepathopathy developed in 18 wounded persons (12%).

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