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TRAVMA NEDENİYLE ÇOCUK ACİL SERVİSE BAŞVURAN HASTALARIN EPİDEMİYOLOJİK DEĞERLENDİRMESİ
Dolunay Gürses1, Akıle Sarıoğlu Büke2, Merve Başkan1, Özkan Herek2, İlknur Kılıç11Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı Ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Denizli, Turkey2Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatrik Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Denizli, Turkey
EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVALUATION OF TRAUMA CASES ADMITTED TO A PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICE
Dolunay Gürses1, Akıle Sarıoğlu Büke2, Merve Başkan1, Özkan Herek2, İlknur Kılıç11Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı Ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Denizli, Turkey2Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatrik Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Denizli, Turkey
BACKGROUND: This study was performed to contribute epidemiological data about pediatric trauma registry in our country.
METHODS: Ninety-four children with trauma who were admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Clinic of our hospital were prospective(jl evaluated
RESULTS: Forty-five percent patients were female and 55% were male with a mean age of79+52 months. Traffic accidents were the primary cause oftrauma (46%). The education level ofthe mothers were above high school in only 30.4 % patients. Forty-four percent of trauma took place during daytime, the incidence oftrauma was high in summer and autumn (p<0.05). Eighteen percent ofpatients required major and 31 % of patients required minor surgical treatment whereas 48% of patients were conservatively treated and 3% died. Forty-seven percent of patients were referred to our hospital from another hospital and surgical intervention requirement for referred patients werefound to be higher than the others (p<0.05).
CONCLUTION: Increasing the education level if mothers will contribute to the prevention of childhood
KEYWORDS: Pediatric trauma, childhood, epidemiology
Makale Dili: Türkçe