The spectrum of eye injuries in Sagamu, Nigeria.

Background: Eye injuries are major causes of visual morbidity and monocular blindness worldwide. The common causes of eye injuries needs to be well defined in each community so as to plan for prevention of high morbidity and blindness as part of blindness prevention programme.

Objective: It is necessary to compare the trend in causes of ocular injuries in Ogun State after a similar study over 15 years before.

Radiographic pattern of skeletal trauma in children seen in a tertiary hospital in Sagamu, South West Nigeria.

Aims And Objectives: The study was aimed at identifying the pattern of skeletal trauma in the paediatric age group as it relates to the causes.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of the records on the request cards, case notes, radiographs and reports (where available) of all children aged one day to 15 years who were referred to the radiology department of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu was carried out. Fractures were analysed with respect to sex, age, causes, type and location of fracture.

Mortality pattern in surgical wards of a university teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria: a review.

Background: There are many reports from different parts of the world addressing different aspects of surgical mortality. There are few reports from our country, however, and most of them have dealt with mortality in the emergency room. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of mortality associated with surgical care and the trends in prevalence of surgical mortality.

Epidemiology of injuries in Nigeria-a systematic review of mortality and etiology.

Background: Trauma is a major health issue worldwide, but especially so in developing countries such as Nigeria, where no comprehensive, national, injury data exist. There is a need to better define the epidemiology of injury as a basis for formulation of violence and injury prevention strategy.

Methods: This is a systematic analysis of published data on the epidemiology of injuries.

A study of the pattern, management and outcome of penetrating colon injuries in Sagamu.

Background: Colon injuries are increasingly being treated safely by primary repair in spite of the high risk of septic complications.

Objective: This is a retrospective study of the pattern, management and outcome in patients treated for penetrating colon injuries at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu over a 7 year period (January 1995-December 2001).

Patients And Methods: Records of thirty-two patients were studied.