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A cross-sectional study was done on all adult patients who sustained abdominal injuries presented to the emergency department and managed at AaBET and St. Paul\u2019s Hospital Millennium Medical College over a two-year period from January 2018 to December 2019. Results. A total of 165 abdominal injured patients presented during the study period. Among those patients, 140 (84.8%) were male, with a male-to-female ratio of 5.61. The mean age of patients was 29.3 years. 85 (51.5%) of the patients sustained penetrating injuries. 53 (32.1%) patients sustained road traffic accidents, 47 (32.1%) had stab injuries, and 34 (20.6%) had gunshots. Thirty-four (20.6%) of the patients were managed conservatively and 79.4% (n\u2009=\u2009131) were managed surgically. The commonest complications found were shock (n\u2009=\u200920 (12.1%)), peritonitis (n\u2009=\u200918(10.9%)), HAP (n\u2009=\u20099 (5.5%)), and surgical site infection (n\u2009=\u20094 (2.4%)).The mortality rate was 3.6% (n\u2009=\u20096), of which 4 (67%) had the penetrating mechanism of injury. Conclusion. Abdominal trauma predominantly affects the male and economically productive age. The three main causes of abdominal injuries in this study were road traffic accidents, stab injuries, and gunshots, which require increased public awareness of the need to prevent road traffic accidents and to handle weapons and sharp items properly.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2022\/3036876","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,27]],"date-time":"2022-09-27T23:20:42Z","timestamp":1664320842000},"page":"1-6","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Assessment of Pattern of Abdominal Injury over a Two-Year Period at St Paul\u2019s Hospital Millenium Medical College and AaBET Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2022","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4770-3259","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Kassaye","family":"Demeke Altaye","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, University of Gondar College of Health Sciences, Gondar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0149-8109","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Ayalew","family":"Zewdie Tadesse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, St Paul\u2019s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0916-9008","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Mahteme","family":"Bekele Muleta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, St Paul\u2019s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9612-8428","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Woldesenbet","family":"Wagenew Dode","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, St Paul\u2019s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","reference":[{"key":"1","article-title":"The top 10 causes of death","author":"WHO","year":"2020"},{"key":"2","volume-title":"The Injury Record Book: A Graphical Overview of the Global Burden of Injuries","author":"M. 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