Pneumothorax in Children: Epidemiological Diagnostic and Evolutionary Aspects at the Albert Royer National Children’s Hospital in Dakar  

作　　者：Guillaye Diagne Khadim Bop Papa Souleye Sow Mohamed Mbodj Serigne Tawa Ndiaye Idrissa Demba Ba Guillaye Diagne;Khadim Bop;Papa Souleye Sow;Mohamed Mbodj;Serigne Tawa Ndiaye;Idrissa Demba Ba(Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Albert Royer National Children’s Hospital of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal)

机构地区：[1]Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Albert Royer National Children’s Hospital of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

出　　处：《Open Journal of Pediatrics》2023年第5期663-668,共6页儿科学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Pneumothorax is defined by the presence of air between the parietal pleura and the visceral pleura. Most of the child’s pneumothorax is traumatic. The spontaneous pneumothorax (PS) of the child is rare, and often associated with a favoring factor. When it is large, it can affect the life expectancy. The objective of our study was to determine the epidemiological, diagnostic and evolutionary aspects of pneumothorax in children aged 0 to 15 years, hospitalized at the Albert Royer National Children’s Hospital in Dakar. This is a retrospective descriptive study of patient records followed at the Albert Royer National Children’s Hospital (CHNEAR) for the management of a pneumothorax during the period from 2020 to 2022. During our study, 15 patients were hospitalized for pneumothorax, with an average annual incidence of 7.5 cases per year. The sex ratio (H/F) was 2.03. The average age was 3.7 years. Chest pain was present in 27% of patients, dyspnea was found in 93%, and cough in 87% of patients. All patients underwent chest radiography and the location of the pneumothorax was predominant on the right in 60% of cases. Thoracic drainage was performed in 93.3% of patients associated with etiological treatment. The average length of hospitalization was 27.8 days with a cure rate of 86.7% and a recurrence rate of 13.3%.Pneumothorax is defined by the presence of air between the parietal pleura and the visceral pleura. Most of the child’s pneumothorax is traumatic. The spontaneous pneumothorax (PS) of the child is rare, and often associated with a favoring factor. When it is large, it can affect the life expectancy. The objective of our study was to determine the epidemiological, diagnostic and evolutionary aspects of pneumothorax in children aged 0 to 15 years, hospitalized at the Albert Royer National Children’s Hospital in Dakar. This is a retrospective descriptive study of patient records followed at the Albert Royer National Children’s Hospital (CHNEAR) for the management of a pneumothorax during the period from 2020 to 2022. During our study, 15 patients were hospitalized for pneumothorax, with an average annual incidence of 7.5 cases per year. The sex ratio (H/F) was 2.03. The average age was 3.7 years. Chest pain was present in 27% of patients, dyspnea was found in 93%, and cough in 87% of patients. All patients underwent chest radiography and the location of the pneumothorax was predominant on the right in 60% of cases. Thoracic drainage was performed in 93.3% of patients associated with etiological treatment. The average length of hospitalization was 27.8 days with a cure rate of 86.7% and a recurrence rate of 13.3%.

关 键 词：PNEUMOTHORAX Drainage CHILDREN DAKAR 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]