Background: The authors performed a computerized search of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry for all patients who had compartment syndrome during a 51-month period. Methods: One hundred thirty-three cases were id...Background: The authors performed a computerized search of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry for all patients who had compartment syndrome during a 51-month period. Methods: One hundred thirty-three cases were identified. Boys outnumbered girls 4 to 1. The median age was 12 years and the peak incidence was in the 10-to 14-year-old age group. Results: The most common mechanisms of injury were pedestrians struck by motor vehicles, falls, sports, and occupants in motor vehicle crashes. Eighty-five percent of the cases were the sequelae of fractures. Forearm fractures were the most common cause in the upper extremity, and tibia and/or fibula fractures were most common in the lower extremity. Conclusions: Open fractures significantly increased the risk of developing a compartment syndrome for both forearm and leg fractures. Sixty percent of the patients went directly from the emergency room to the operating room, suggesting that the others developed the compartment syndrome after admission, or had delayed diagnosis.展开更多
Cerebral palsy(CP)is a global,complex and lifelong health issue with a relatively high disease burden in low-resource countries.The benefits of a national disease registry in general and a national CP registry in part...Cerebral palsy(CP)is a global,complex and lifelong health issue with a relatively high disease burden in low-resource countries.The benefits of a national disease registry in general and a national CP registry in particular are twofold,namely the public health and the clinical disease-related benefits.A national CP quality registry has the potential to inform health planning and spending at national,regional and continental levels.In turn,this can help allocate and manage the relevant material and human resources in a more predictable and efficient manner.展开更多
文摘Background: The authors performed a computerized search of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry for all patients who had compartment syndrome during a 51-month period. Methods: One hundred thirty-three cases were identified. Boys outnumbered girls 4 to 1. The median age was 12 years and the peak incidence was in the 10-to 14-year-old age group. Results: The most common mechanisms of injury were pedestrians struck by motor vehicles, falls, sports, and occupants in motor vehicle crashes. Eighty-five percent of the cases were the sequelae of fractures. Forearm fractures were the most common cause in the upper extremity, and tibia and/or fibula fractures were most common in the lower extremity. Conclusions: Open fractures significantly increased the risk of developing a compartment syndrome for both forearm and leg fractures. Sixty percent of the patients went directly from the emergency room to the operating room, suggesting that the others developed the compartment syndrome after admission, or had delayed diagnosis.
文摘Cerebral palsy(CP)is a global,complex and lifelong health issue with a relatively high disease burden in low-resource countries.The benefits of a national disease registry in general and a national CP registry in particular are twofold,namely the public health and the clinical disease-related benefits.A national CP quality registry has the potential to inform health planning and spending at national,regional and continental levels.In turn,this can help allocate and manage the relevant material and human resources in a more predictable and efficient manner.
