Objective: The
aim of the study was to evaluate the causes of trauma, diagnostic treatment
methods and the results in the patients who were admitted to the emergency
department with pediatric thoracic and abdominal trauma.
Method: In this study, between January
2014 and December 2018, 959 patients under 18 years of age who were admitted to
emergency department due to thorax and abdominal trauma were included. Of
these, 557 (58.1%) were male, with a mean age of 9.3 years (range, 1-16 years).
Demographic characteristics, trauma patterns and mortality results of these
patients were evaluated retrospectively.
Results: 933
(97.3%) of the cases were blunt and 2 (2.7%) were penetrating traumas. Of the
trauma cases, 436 (4.5%) were falls from lower than one meter, 323 (33.7%) were
falls from higher than one meter, 174 (18.1%) were in or non vehicle traffic
accidents, 26 (2.7%) were penetrating or sharp object injuries. Mortality was
most common in men. In addition, mortality was observed in 11 (1.14%) cases
with a fall from height and then 4 (0.4%) cases in a non-vehicle traffic
accident. Abdominal organ injury was mostly in the liver, but mortality was
more frequent in spleen injuries. Thoracal, lumbar and simple rib fractures
were detected mostly in falls, and hemo and pneumothorax were detected in
non-vehicle traffic accidents.
Conclusions: Most of the thoracic and abdominal
traumas can be treated by conservative methods. Mortality and morbidity rates
can be decreased by determining the multidisciplinary approach of other system
injuries and by giving early decision of procedures.
Emergency pediatric thoracic and abdominal traumas intra-abdominal organ injuries mortality
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Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
Bölüm | Letters to the Editor |
Yazarlar | |
Proje Numarası | none |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Haziran 2019 |
Kabul Tarihi | 25 Haziran 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 |