| Autor: |
Beaudelaire Romulus Assan, Michel Armand Fiogbe, Amoussou Sedjro Clotaire Romeo Houegban, Pautin Aldrico Covi, Houenoukpo Koco, Djibril Morel Seto, Monsoïa Gildas Yassegoungbe, Antoine Séraphin Gbenou, Cédric Bignon Ulrich Assouto |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| DOI: |
10.21203/rs.3.rs-258027/v1 |
| Popis: |
Background Abdominal trauma are a common cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Aim To assess the relevance of computed tomography scan for the management of abdominal trauma in children in countries with limited resources. Patients and method: It was a retrospective and descriptive study over 5 years in patients aged 0 to 15 years. Results Twenty four cases of abdominal trauma were collected. There were 14 boys and 10 girls with a sex ratio of 1.4. The average age was 8.7 years with extremes of 18 months and 15 years. The causes found were: road accidents (14 cases), home accident (6 cases), gambling accidents (3 cases) and one aggression. Traumas were divided into 83.3% (20 cases) of abdominal blunt and 16.7% (4 cases) of abdominal wound. Polytrauma accounted for 41.7% (10 cases). No computed tomography scan was ordered. The spleen was the most injured organ (11 cases) followed by the intestines (6 cases). The average length of hospital stay was 12.3 days with extremes of 3 and 15 days. The treatment was non-operative in 13 patients (54.2%) and surgical in 11 ones (45.8%). No deaths were noted in our series. Conclusion Abdominal trauma in children are potentially serious injuries. The treatment depends on the damaged organ and the patient's hemodynamic status. Computed tomography scan does not appear to be indispensable in the management of traumatized children in countries with limited resources. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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