Article ; Online: Thoracotomy in Children: Review from a Low-Income Country.
Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
2023 Volume 14, Page(s) 99–106
Abstract: Background: Thoracotomy is indicated for several congenital and acquired disorders in children. It is among the surgical procedures which require a well-trained and dedicated surgical, anesthesia and critical care team which can be difficult to assemble ...
| Abstract | Background: Thoracotomy is indicated for several congenital and acquired disorders in children. It is among the surgical procedures which require a well-trained and dedicated surgical, anesthesia and critical care team which can be difficult to assemble in a low-income country setup. As the pattern and outcome of thoracotomy in children remained unreported from such setting, this study aims to shed light on this matter. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional review was conducted. Children who have undergone thoracotomy for non-cardiac pathologies were included in the study. Demographic and clinical data were collected by chart review. Frequencies and percentages were used to describe categorical variables while mean, median, standard deviation and interquartile range were calculated for continuous variables. Results: A total of 68 patients were operated on in the study period, out of which 44 (64.7%) were males. The mean ages of the children at the time of diagnosis and procedure were 4.05 ± 3.9 years and 4.14 ± 4.03 years, respectively. The most common indication for thoracotomy was pulmonary hydatid cyst (17; 25%) followed by congenital lobar emphysema (11; 16.2%). Muscle sparing posterolateral thoracotomy was the most common approach in 66 (97.1%) patients. The analgesic medications that were used in the post-operative period were paracetamol, diclofenac, ibuprofen, tramadol and morphine. Combined analgesics were administered in two-thirds of the patients while a single analgesic was used in the rest of the children. No regional blocks were administered post operatively as pediatric size catheters were not available. The morbidity and mortality rates were found to be 11.8% and 8.8%, respectively. Conclusion: The most common indication for thoracotomy in this study was pulmonary hydatid cyst. The provision of post-thoracotomy analgesia in our institution is suboptimal as evidenced by no use of regional blocks and poor practice of administering multimodal analgesia. Thoracotomy was associated with fairly high morbidity and mortality. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-03-12 |
| Publishing country | New Zealand |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2616891-1 |
| ISSN | 1179-9927 ; 1179-9927 |
| ISSN (online) | 1179-9927 |
| ISSN | 1179-9927 |
| DOI | 10.2147/PHMT.S398368 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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