Pediatric trauma at a government referral hospital in the Gambia

Shen, Christina; Sanno-Duanda, Boto; Bickler, Stephen W.

doi:10.4314/wajm.v22i4.28048

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“…Head injuries were due to falls and road traffic accidents to pedestrians. Together limb fractures, burns, head injuries and soft tissue injuries accounted for 93.5% of the trauma case admissions, in comparison to 85% reported from Gambia 15 . In Iran half of the childhood injuries were due to falls, followed by road traffic accidents 16 .…”

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Perspectives on Paediatric Surgical Admissions at El Obeid Hospital, Western Sudan.

Doumi¹

2010

Sud Jnl Med Sci.

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Background: Data on the burden of paediatric surgical diseases at Western Sudan are unknown. Objectives: To determine the burden and pattern of childhood surgical problems presenting to a General Surgical Unit at Western Sudan. Patients and Methods: The records of all children aged 15 years and below admitted to the University General Surgical Unit at El Obeid Hospital, Western Sudan over two years were studied. The mean age, gender, the clinical diagnosis and the outcomes of the management were determined. Results: There were 574 patients. 410 (71.4%) were males. The mean age was 6.2 years ± SD 4.7. Congenital anomalies, trauma, and surgical infections accounted for 40.2%, 32.3% and 24.9% respectively. Cancer was found in 1.9% of patients. Conclusions: Many of the childhood surgical problems admitted to hospital are preventable if appropriate community measures are actively considered. There is a need for specialized paediatric surgery unit in the context of a children hospital, attached to or nearby the women hospital.

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Perspectives on Paediatric Surgical Admissions at El Obeid Hospital, Western Sudan.

Doumi¹

2010

Sud Jnl Med Sci.

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“…A study in the Gambia which defined children as being 14 years and below found that 16.2% of all pediatric trauma admissions had closed head injury, and accounted for 7.1% of hospital days [67]. Adesunkanmi et al (2000) studied Nigerian children 14 years and below who had been involved in road traffic crashes (N = 324) over a period of four years.…”

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The impact of traumatic brain injuries: A global perspective

Hyder

Wunderlich

Puvanachandra

et al. 2007

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to the World Health Organization, will surpass many diseases as the major cause of death and disability by the year 2020. With an estimated 10 million people affected annually by TBI, the burden of mortality and morbidity that this condition imposes on society, makes TBI a pressing public health and medical problem. The burden of TBI is manifest throughout the world, and is especially prominent in Low and Middle Income Countries which face a higher preponderance of risk factors for causes of TBI and have inadequately prepared health systems to address the associated health outcomes. Latin America and Sub Saharan Africa demonstrate a higher TBI-related incidence rate varying from 150-170 per 100,000 respectively due to RTIs compared to a global rate of 106 per 100,000. As highlighted in this global review of TBI, there is a large gap in data on incidence, risk factors, sequelae, financial costs, and social impact of TBI. This should be addressed through planning of comprehensive TBI prevention programs in LMICs through well-established surveillance systems. Greater resources for research and prioritized interventions are critical to promote evidence-based policy for TBI.

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“…The ingestion of caustic, because of its severity and its undervalued frequency is currently recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as being an unrecognized violence against children and which is totally neglected in developing countries [2]. Soda is the caustic mainly ingested in Africa because of its current use by our mothers in the artisanal manufacture of soap and often left within the reach of children [3].…”

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“…It is a common accident in children. It is a medico-surgical emergency with high morbidity and mortality due to the various lesions it causes and their repercussions [2,3]. Lesions caused by ingestion of bases are generally esophageal unlike acids which are sources of gastro-pyloric lesions [3].…”

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Double caustic, esophagic and pyloric stenosis post-ingestion of soda: Rare case

Yassegoungbe¹,

Guedenon²,

Metchihoungbe³

et al. 2021

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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The ingestion of caustic soda is frequently a source of complications. Esophageal stenosis remains among them the most frequent complication and by far the most formidable. Pyloric stenosis remains rare following ingestion of soda. We report through this clinical case, a cicatricial pyloric stenosis after ingestion of caustic soda associated with a stenosis of the esophagus having caused vomiting with the onset of severe malnutrition. The diagnosis was confirmed by the oeso-gastro-duodenal transit (OGDT) and the child underwent under general anesthesia an enlargement pyloroplasty according to Mikulicz initially and an esophageal dilation secondly to the candle of SAVARY. The postoperative follow-up was favorable with an improvement of the signs and a progressive postoperative weight gain after a follow-up of 06 months. The evolution was favorable after the monthly dilation sessions with a good resumption of transit.

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Pediatric trauma at a government referral hospital in the Gambia

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Perspectives on Paediatric Surgical Admissions at El Obeid Hospital, Western Sudan.

Perspectives on Paediatric Surgical Admissions at El Obeid Hospital, Western Sudan.

The impact of traumatic brain injuries: A global perspective

Double caustic, esophagic and pyloric stenosis post-ingestion of soda: Rare case

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