• 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 ...
    • Life after conflict-related amputation trauma: A clinical study from the Gaza Strip 

      Heszlein-Lossius, Hanne Edøy; Al-Borno, Yahya; Shaqqoura, Samar; Skaik, Nashwa; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Gilbert, Mads (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-31)
      <i>Background</i>: More than 17.000 Palestinians were injured during different Israeli military incursions on the Gaza Strip from 2006 to 2014. Many suffered traumatic extremity amputations. We describe the injuries, complications, living conditions and health among a selection of traumatic amputees in the Gaza Strip.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: We included 254 civilian Palestinians who had survived, ...
    • Traumatic amputations caused by drone attacks in the local population in Gaza: a retrospective cross-sectional study 

      Heszlein-Lossius, Hanne Edøy; Al-Borno, Yahya; Shaqqoura, Samar; Skaik, Nashwa; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Gilbert, Mads (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-14)
      <i>Background</i> - Little data exist to describe the use and medical consequences of drone strikes on civilian populations in war and conflict zones. Gaza is a landstrip within the Palestinian territories and the home of 2 million people. The median age in Gaza is 17·2 years and almost half of the population is below the age of 14 years. We studied the prevalence and severity of extremity amputation ...