Management of tracheo-bronchial foreign bodies in children
| Autor: | Khwa-Otsyula Bo, T M Sisenda, J O Wambani |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics medicine.medical_treatment Bronchi Age Distribution Bronchoscopy Infant Mortality medicine Intubation Intratracheal Humans Thoracotomy Child Retrospective Studies medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General surgery Mortality rate Infant Retrospective cohort study Secondary data Fabaceae General Medicine medicine.disease Foreign Bodies Kenya Infant mortality Trachea Treatment Outcome El Niño Child Preschool Seeds Foreign body Morbidity business |
| Zdroj: | East African Medical Journal; Vol 79, No 11 (2002): ; 580-583 |
| ISSN: | 0012-835X |
| Popis: | Objectives: To review alternative surgical and anaesthetic options in the management of foreign bodies lodged in the tracheobronchial tree in children aged below 10 years. Design: A five year retrospective secondary data analysis. Setting: Three hospitals based in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya. Main outcome measures: Outcome variables included morbidity and mortality. Results: Of the thirty two children studied, 74.1% had bronchoscopy and 25.9% thoracotomy. The overall mortality rate was 3.3%. Conclusion: Foreign bodies in the tracheo-bronchial tree are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children aged below 10 years. In settings where appropriate equipment is inadequate, timely thoracotomy may be life saving. |
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