Morbidity and Mortality following Traditional Uvulectomy among Children Presenting to the Muhimbili National Hospital Emergency Department in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
المؤلفون المشاركون
Sawe, H. R.
Mfinanga, J. A.
Ringo, F. H.
Mwafongo, V.
Reynolds, T. A.
Runyon, M. S.
المصدر
Emergency Medicine International
العدد
المجلد 2015، العدد 2015 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2015)، ص ص. 1-5، 5ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2015-06-16
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
5
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Traditional uvulectomy is performed as a cultural ritual or purported medical remedy.
We describe the associated emergency department (ED) presentations and outcomes.
Methods.
This was a subgroup analysis of a retrospective review of all pediatric visits to our ED in 2012.
Trained abstracters recorded demographics, clinical presentations, and outcomes.
Results.
Complete data were available for 5540/5774 (96%) visits and 56 (1.0%, 95% CI: 0.7–1.3%) were related to recent uvulectomy, median age 1.3 years (interquartile range: 7 months–2 years) and 30 (54%) were male.
Presenting complaints included cough (82%), fever (46%), and hematemesis (38%).
Clinical findings included fever (54%), tachypnea (30%), and tachycardia (25%).
35 patients (63%, 95% CI: 49–75%) received intravenous antibiotics, 11 (20%, 95% CI: 10–32%) required blood transfusion, and 3 (5%, 95% CI: 1–15%) had surgical intervention.
All were admitted to the hospital and 12 (21%, 95% CI: 12–34%) died.
By comparison, 498 (9.1%, 95% CI: 8–10%) of the 5484 children presenting for reasons unrelated to uvulectomy died (p=0.003).
Conclusion.
In our cohort, traditional uvulectomy was associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
Emergency care providers should advocate for legal and public health interventions to eliminate this dangerous practice.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Sawe, H. R.& Mfinanga, J. A.& Ringo, F. H.& Mwafongo, V.& Reynolds, T. A.& Runyon, M. S.. 2015. Morbidity and Mortality following Traditional Uvulectomy among Children Presenting to the Muhimbili National Hospital Emergency Department in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063895
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Sawe, H. R.…[et al.]. Morbidity and Mortality following Traditional Uvulectomy among Children Presenting to the Muhimbili National Hospital Emergency Department in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Emergency Medicine International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063895
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Sawe, H. R.& Mfinanga, J. A.& Ringo, F. H.& Mwafongo, V.& Reynolds, T. A.& Runyon, M. S.. Morbidity and Mortality following Traditional Uvulectomy among Children Presenting to the Muhimbili National Hospital Emergency Department in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Emergency Medicine International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063895
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1063895
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر