Surgical Causes in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Children

Autor:	Ahmad Bazrafshan, Farhad Heydarian, Ahmad Hashemzadeh, Shaghayegh Rahmani
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Lower respiratory tract infection Surgery Children Empyema Medicine (General) R5-920
Zdroj:	Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 196-197 (2015)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2345-4482 2345-4490
Popis:	Introduction: To evaluate the surgical causes in pulmonary infection in children. Materials and Methods:In this cross sectional study 203 patients aged between one month and 12 years old were studied in pediatric wards at Ghaem hospital in Mashhad, Iran. Results: Most of patients were male and younger than one year old. Fever and cough were among the most common presentations. Foreign body aspiration, hydatid cyst, empyema and lung abscess were the most common causes that required surgical intervention. Conclusion: Foreign body aspiration and hydatid cyst, empyema and lung abscess are the most common causes of surgical intervention in children with pneumonia.
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