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CHARACTERISTICS SURVEY ON BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA AT CAN THO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN 2020-2021
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Background: Blunt abdominal trauma is the leading cause of trauma bringing children to the clinic and hospital. Objectives: Described general characteristics, clinical and subclinical characteristics, and related to blunt abdominal trauma hospitalized at Can Tho Children’s Hospital in 2020-2021. Materials and methods: Retrospective study on 42 pediatric patients diagnosed with blunt abdominal trauma at Can Tho Children’s Hospital. Results: Mean age was: 9.41 years old. The common age group is 6-12 years old (52.4%). The ratio of sex is approximately 1:1. The most common cause of hospitalization was traffic accidents. Clinically: the rate of shock on admission is 9.5%. The most significant was abdominal pain (73.8%). The main symptom was localized/widespread abdominal pain (70%). The majority of combined injuries were orthopedic injuries. On subclinical: the most detected ultrasound image was liver injury (26%). Abdominal CT scan revealed abdominal fluid (45%), liver injury (33%), and spleen injury (11%). Conclusions: The common feature in blunt abdominal trauma was the age group of 6-12, the mean age was: 9.41 years old, the ratio of sex was approximately 1:1, and traffic accidents were the main cause. Clinical and subclinical symptoms were quite diverse, but the main manifestations were abdominal pain, and liver and spleen damage.
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lunt abdominal trauma, general characteristics, clinical, subclinical
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