• Pediatric emergency care · Dec 1987

    Incidence of infection in pediatric patients with laceration.

    • N M Rosenberg and K Debaker.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 1987 Dec 1;3(4):239-41.

    AbstractLacerations are common in emergency departments. A review of pediatric patients was carried out to determine the infection rate. During a three-month period, from August to October, 415 patients were prospectively evaluated to determine the occurrence of infections in sutured lacerations. Sixty-nine patients (16%) were lost to follow-up. Seven patients (2%) developed infections. The infection rate in the lower extremities was 8.5% (P less than 0.0001). Six lacerations (5.3%) greater than 3 cm in size became infected, compared to one (0.4%) that was smaller than 3 cm (P less than 0.0001). Falls accounted for 61% of the injuries. The infection rate in children is less than that in adults. However, large lacerations in the lower extremities are at greater risk.

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