ArticlePediatric surgery international2017
Trauma related admissions to the PICU at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg.
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- Children admitted to paediatric intensive care at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital with non-accidental injuries (2012 - 2020): A retrospective descriptive study.The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society · 2026Article
- Analysis of characteristics of children with unintentional injuries admitted in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit from 2017 to 2022 in Shanghai, China.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- The Burden of Disease and Pathology at a Rapidly Expanding Tertiary Paediatric Surgical Unit in South Africa.World journal of surgery · 2021Article
- The prevalence of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry confirmed paediatric poisoning at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- A review of children with severe trauma admitted to pediatric intensive care in Queensland, Australia.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPaediatric trauma is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low and middle income countries. Data from these regions are scant. We aimed to describe the demographic and injury profile, treatment modality and outcome of trauma admissions to the paediatric intensive care unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH).
methodsA retrospective record review of trauma cases admitted to the PICU at CHBAH from 2011 to 2013 was performed.
resultsOne-fifth of admissions were due to trauma. 58% of admissions were male. Weekends accounted for 49% of admissions. Road traffic injuries (RTI) (66%) and toxin ingestion (TI) (17%) contributed the majority of admissions. Children aged 0-4 years accounted for 45%, 5-9 years 39%, and 10-15 years 16% of admissions. The mortality rate was 9.0% with RTI accounting for 64%. 64% of mortalities occurred in the 0-4 year cohort. Mean age of survivors (5.8 years) was significantly higher than non-survivors (3.4 years) (p < 0.05). 89% of all children required invasive ventilation on PICU admission. Mean length of ventilation in non-survivors (10.2 days) was significantly longer than survivors (4.5 days) (p < 0.05).
conclusionsRTI accounted for the majority of trauma admissions to our PICU. RTI, female gender and age less than 4 years were all associated with an increased risk for mortality in our study.
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