Title of article
Surgical Causes in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Children
Author/Authors
-، - نويسنده Department of Pediatrics, Ghaem Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Bazrafshan, Ahmad , -، - نويسنده Patient Safety Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Heydarian, Farhad , -، - نويسنده Department of Pediatrics, Ghaem Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Hashemzadeh, Ahmad , -، - نويسنده Patient Safety Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Rahmani, Shaghayegh
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2015
Pages
2
From page
196
To page
197
Abstract
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Abstract
Introduction: To evaluate the surgical causes in pulmonary infection in children. Materials and Methods:In this cross sectional study 203 patients aged between one month and 12 years old were studied in pediatric wards at Ghaem hospital in Mashhad, Iran. Results: Most of patients were male and younger than one year old. Fever and cough were among the most common presentations. Foreign body aspiration, hydatid cyst, empyema and lung abscess were the most common causes that required surgical intervention. Conclusion: Foreign body aspiration and hydatid cyst, empyema and lung abscess are the most common causes of surgical intervention in children with pneumonia.
Journal title
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Serial Year
2015
Journal title
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Record number
2049700
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