Pediatric surgery international
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Pediatr. Surg. Int. · Sep 2017
Trauma related admissions to the PICU at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg.
Paediatric 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). ⋯ RTI 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.