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INTRODUCTION: Foreign body aspiration in preschool children is a common and potentially fatal event. Diagnostic confirmation requires tracheobronchoscopy. The current medical care in West Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur (PACA) is based on an inter-hospital transfer via the emergency medical services (EMS) to the pediatric ear-nose-throat (ENT) reference center in Marseille as quickly as possible. However, the intensive care pediatric transport team has only one vehicle, which is not always available. The issue of the real risk for the suspected patient when they are asymptomatic therefore arises, questioning the presence of a physician during these transports. MAIN OBJECTIVE: We aimed to describe our practice regarding suspected foreign body aspiration (FBA) and assess the relevance of medical transport for children with suspected FBA regardless of their clinical and/or radiological presentation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a retrospective, single-center study at the Timone Children's Hospital, from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2017. Clinical and radiological data were collected from pediatric emergency files and endoscopy reports. RESULTS: A total of 178 children were suspected of having FBA upon arrival at the Pediatric Emergency Department of La Timone Children's Hospital; 96 children were transferred from another hospital on pediatric ENT advice. Of these 96 children, 63 were asymptomatic. Of these asymptomatic children who were transferred, 11 did not undergo tracheobronchoscopy and four children presented with a foreign body at tracheobronchoscopy (6%). When transport-related data were available, no deterioration of the clinical condition was described in these patients during transport. CONCLUSION: In our retrospective study of the medical care for suspected FBA in children in the West PACA region, less than 10% of children who were asymptomatic but suspected of having FBA presented with a foreign body on endoscopy, which questions the relevance of physician presence during transport of these patients.
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Foreign Bodies , Medicalization , Child, Preschool , Humans , Child , Retrospective Studies , Affect , Foreign Bodies/diagnostic imaging , Foreign Bodies/therapy , Hospitals, PediatricSubject(s)
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning , Triage , Carbon Monoxide , Carboxyhemoglobin/analysis , Child , Humans , OximetryABSTRACT
Neonatal renal venous thrombosis (NRVT) is a rare disease, with variable consequences on kidney function. We report a retrospective study of 9 newborns with NRVT admitted to our hospital from 1996 to 2005. The median age at diagnosis was 2 days (range, 1-10 days). In 7 patients, diagnosis was suspected based on one classical clinical or biological sign and was confirmed by ultrasound. Seven newborns had at least one known obstetrical or neonatal risk factor. NRVT was unilateral in three cases, was bilateral in 6 cases, and was associated with inferior vena cava thrombosis in 5 patients, with surrenal hemorrhage in 3 patients. Three patients did not receive specific treatment. The median delay between diagnosis and specific treatment was 20 h (range, 3-36 h). Three patients were treated by fibrinolysis, including 2 with bilateral NRVT, 2 newborns received heparins, and 1 patient was treated with a vitamin K antagonist. With a median evaluation time of 5 years and 2 months for 6 patients, 5 patients recovered their kidney function completely and the 6th child has moderate renal failure. It seems illusory to wait for randomized control studies to appreciate the potential long-term benefit of treatments on kidney function after a NRVT, whose bilateral forms appear to be more severe. A case-by-case approach appears better adapted. These results reinforce recommendations that suggest an early pediatric nephrologic follow-up for all newborns with a NRVT.
