| Autor: |
Musa Thomas Samdi, Tijjani Sa’idu Abubakar, Mohammed Bello Fufore, Garba Mainasara Mohammed, Abdullahi Musa Kirfi, Abimiku Solomon Labaran |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Sudan Medical Monitor. 9:39 |
| ISSN: |
1858-5000 |
| Popis: |
Background: Aeordigestive tract emergences in Nigeria occur in all age groups. They sometimes have dreaded outcome if lodged in air passages. Objective: The aim is to present the results of this problem in a 5-year retrospective survey of cases in the Emergency Unit of the National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna, Nigeria, from January 2009 to December 2013. Methods: Retrieved cases were studied noting the clinical history, examination and intervention. The study included all patients diagnosed with aerodigestive foreign bodies within the period stated. Results: Fifty-seven thousand nine hundred and four patients were studied. Fifteen thousand eight hundred and fifty were emergencies. The hospital prevalence was 0.61% and the average annual incidence was 0.13%, male preponderance with male to female ratio of 2.24-1.00. All patients were symptomatic. Mortality was recorded in one patient who had a co-morbidity of esophageal perforation. Conclusion: Aerodigestive foreign bodies pose a serious challenge in a setting of poor resources and scarcity in diagnostic and interventional facilities |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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