• Disturbing medical findings in war-related traumatic amputation patients: A clinical descriptive study from Gaza 

      Heszlein-Lossius, Hanne; Ismail, Anas; Al-Borno, Yahya; Shaqqoura, Samar; Skaik, Nashwa; Hinnawi, Iman Al; Matar, Mahmoud; Gilbert, Mads (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-22)
      <i>Objectives</i> - The aim of this study was to explore possible long-term negative health effects of injuries sustained by modern weaponry.<p> <p><i>Setting</i> - The study was conducted in Gaza’s main hospital, Al-Shifa Hospital.<p> <p><i>Participants</i> - During the last 10 to 15 years, thousands of civilian Palestinians in Gaza have survived numerous military incursions, but with war-related ...
    • Does pain, psychological distress and deteriorated family economy follow traumatic amputation among war casualties? A retrospective, cross-sectional study from Gaza 

      Heszlein-Lossius, Hanne; Al-Borno, Yahya; Shaqqoura, Samar; Skaik, Nashwa; Gill, Lasse Melvaer; Gilbert, Mads (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-18)
      <p><i>Objectives - </i>The aim of this study was to explore determinants of psychosocial distress and pain in patients who have survived severe extremity amputation in Gaza. <p><i>Setting - </i>This study was conducted in a secondary care rehabilitation centre in Gaza, Palestine. The clinic is Gaza’s sole provider of artificial limbs. <p><i>Participants - </i>We included 254 civilian Palestinians ...