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Global surgery for paediatric casualties in armed conflict
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- Haverkamp, Frederike J C (författare)
- Department of Surgery, Radboudumc, Geert Grooteplein Zuid, 9101, 618 Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- van Gennip, Lisanne (författare)
- Department of Surgery, Radboudumc, Geert Grooteplein Zuid, 9101, 618 Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Muhrbeck, Måns (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för Kirurgi, Ortopedi och Onkologi,Medicinska fakulteten,Region Östergötland, Kirurgiska kliniken ViN
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- Veen, Harald (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för Kirurgi, Ortopedi och Onkologi,Medicinska fakulteten,Department of Surgery, Radboudumc, Geert Grooteplein Zuid, 9101, 618 Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Wladis, Andreas, 1965- (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för Kirurgi, Ortopedi och Onkologi,Medicinska fakulteten,Region Östergötland, Katastrofmedicinskt centrum
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- Tan, Edward C T H (författare)
- Department of Surgery, Radboudumc, Geert Grooteplein Zuid, 9101, 618 Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- 2019-12-09
- 2019
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: World Journal of Emergency Surgery. - : BioMed Central (BMC). - 1749-7922. ; 14
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Abstract
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- Background: Understanding injury patterns specific for paediatric casualties of armed conflict is essential to facilitate preparations by organizations that provide medical care in conflict areas. The aim of this retrospective cohort study is to identify injury patterns and treatment requirements that are specific for paediatric patients in conflict zones.Methods: Characteristics of children (age < 15 years) treated in medical facilities supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) between 1988 and 2014 in Kabul, Kao-i-Dang, Lokichogio, Kandahar, Peshawar, Quetta and Goma were analysed; patient characteristics were compared between treatment facilities and with those of adult patients (age ≥ 15 years).Results: Of the patients listed in the database, 15% (5843/38,088) were aged < 15 years. The median age was 10 years (IQR 6-12); 75% (4406/5843) were male. Eighty-six percent (5012/5,843) of the admitted children underwent surgery, with a median of 2 surgeries per patient (IQR 1-3). When compared with adult patients, children were more frequently seen with fragment injuries, burns and mine injuries; they had injuries to multiple body regions more often and had higher in-hospital mortality rates.Conclusions: Children more often sustained injuries to multiple body regions and had higher in-hospital mortality than adults. These findings could have implications for how the ICRC and other organizations prepare personnel and structure logistics to meet the treatment needs of paediatric victims of armed conflicts.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Kirurgi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Surgery (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Global health
- Humanitarian aid
- Paediatric trauma
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