[Traumatic bran injury in children attending a national hospital in Lima, Peru 2004-2011]. / Traumatismo encefalocraneano en niños atendidos en un hospital nacional de Lima, Perú 2004-2011.
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica
; 30(4): 630-4, 2013.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24448941
ABSTRACT
In order to describe the characteristics of traumatic brain injury (TEC) in children seen at the Cayetano Heredia National Hospital from 2004 to 2011, a case study was conducted. 316, 14 year-old minors were included, the median age was 4 ± 3 years old. 63.9% were male. The main causes of TEC were falls (80.1%) and car accidents (10.4%). 42.4% (134/316) occurred in the afternoon. There was a higher incidence of falls at home (59.2%). The epidural hematoma (26.9%) was the most common intracraneal injury. Intensive care management and neurosurgical interventions were required in 15.8 and 14.2% of cases respectively. It is concluded that domestic falls were the main cause of accidents for TEC and epidural hematoma the most common intracranial injury where children under 5 were the most affected.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Lesões Encefálicas
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Peru
Idioma:
Es
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article