Abstract
Methods Retrospective review of all cases (less than 12 years) referred to the pediatric surgery unit of a teaching hospital over a period of 26 months (October 2011 to November 2013). Burns, isolated head injuries, ophthalmic injuries, and orthopedic injuries were excluded. The following parameters were assessed: age group, sex, mode of trauma, type of injury, place where the trauma occurred, time interval between injury and presentation and the overall morbidity as well as mortality.
Highlights
To evaluate the pattern of pediatric trauma cases and their subsequent morbidity and mortality
The rest (28.3%) of the injuries occurred in the school/playground
Fourteen patients (7.2%) required operative intervention and among them none had any major complications until last follow up
Summary
Analysis of pediatric surgical trauma cases in a tertiary care center Anjan Kumar Dhua*, Lavanya Chellam, Manoj Joshi From International Summit on Emergency Medicine and Trauma 2014 Puducherry, India. Objective To evaluate the pattern of pediatric trauma cases and their subsequent morbidity and mortality.
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