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      Les traumatismes abdominaux en Haïti

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          Abstract

          CONTEXTE :

          Les traumatismes abdominaux (TA) semblent fréquents en Haïti confronté à des violences socio-politiques récurrents.

          OBJECTIF :

          Etudier les patients admis pour TA au centre traumatologie Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Tabarre (Port-au-Prince), et les circonstances de survenue.

          TYPE D’ETUDE :

          Ceci est une étude transversale sur des données rétrospectives de Janvier 2020 à Décembre 2021.

          RÉSULTATS :

          Sur 3 211 patients admis pour traumatisme, 541 (17,3%) avaient un TA, dont 500 (91,4%) en lien avec des événements socio-politiques. Leur âge médian était de 30 ans (intervalle interquartile [IQR] 23–38) ; 429 (85,8%) étaient masculin. Une blessure par balle était notée chez 371 (74,2%). La distance médiane entre le lieu de violence et l’hôpital était de 11 km (IQR 7–15) ; cependant, 9 (1,8%) étaient venus dans l’heure après le traumatisme ; la transfusion était non faite ou insuffisante chez 169 (33,8%). Une issue défavorable (décès, référence, sortie contre-avis médical) était notée chez 57 (11,4%), avec 8,0% de décès. L’instabilité politique était la principale cause de violence. Une issue défavorable était associée à une transfusion insuffisante (rapport de risque [RR] 2,4 ; IC 95% 1,4–4,3 ; P = 0,006) ou à une blessure par balle (RR 2,4 ; IC 95% 1,1–5,2 ; P = 0,002).

          CONCLUSION :

          Les TA par balle étaient fréquents durant la période des évènements socio-politiques 2020–2021. Le manque de produits sanguins a eu un impact négatif sur l’issue des patients. Les mesures de sécurité et la collecte de sang doivent toujours être maintenues et renforcées.

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          CONTEXT:

          Abdominal trauma (AT) appears to be frequent in Haiti, which is confronted with recurrent socio-political violence.

          OBJECTIVE:

          To study patients admitted for AT to the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Tabarre trauma centre (Port-au-Prince), and the circumstances of occurrence.

          DESIGN:

          This was a cross-sectional study with retrospective data from January 2020 to December 2021.

          RESULTS:

          Of 3,211 patients admitted for trauma, 541 (17.3%) had an AT, of which 500 (91.4%) were related to sociopolitical events. Their median age was 30 years (interquartile range [IQR] 23–38); 429 (85.8%) were male. A gunshot wound was noted in 371 (74.2%). The median distance from the scene of violence to the hospital was 11 km (IQR 7–15); however, 9 (1.8%) came within 1 hour of the trauma; transfusion was not done or insufficient in 169 (33.8%). An adverse outcome (death, referral, discharge against medical advice) was noted in 57 (11.4%), with 8.0% of deaths. Political instability was the main cause of violence. An adverse outcome was associated with inadequate transfusion (hazard ratio [HR] 2.4, 95% CI 1.4–4.3; P = 0.006) or gunshot wound (HR 2.4, 95% CI 1.1–5.2; P = 0.002).

          CONCLUSION:

          Firearm injuries were common during the period of sociopolitical events 2020–2021. The lack of blood products had a negative impact on patient outcomes. Safety measures and blood collection still need to be maintained and strengthened.

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          Abdominal trauma in durban, South Africa: factors influencing outcome.

          Abdominal injury as a result of both blunt and penetrating trauma has an appreciable mortality rate from hemorrhage and sepsis. In this article, we present our experience with the management of abdominal trauma in Durban and investigate factors that influence outcome. We performed a prospective study of patients with abdominal trauma in one surgical ward at King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban over a period of 7 years, from 1998 through 2004. Demographic details, cause of injury, delay before surgery, clinical presentation, findings at surgery, management and outcome were documented. There were 488 patients with abdominal trauma with a mean age of 29.2 ± 10.7 years. There were 440 penetrating injuries (240 firearm wounds; 200 stab wounds) and 48 blunt injuries. The mean delay before surgery was 11.7 ± 16.4 hours, and 55 patients (11%) presented in shock. Four hundred and forty patients underwent laparotomy, and 48 were managed nonoperatively. The Injury Severity Score was 11.1 ± 6.7, and the New Injury Severity Score was 17.1 ± 11.1. One hundred and thirty-seven patients (28%) were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), with a mean ICU stay of 3.6 ± 5.5 days. One hundred and thirty-two patients developed complications (28%), and 52 (11%) died. Shock, acidosis, increased transfusion requirements, number of organs injured, and injury severity were all associated with higher mortality. Delay before surgery had no influence on outcome. Hospital stay was 9.2 ± 10.8 days. The majority of abdominal injuries in our environment are due to firearms. Physiological instability, mechanism of injury, severity of injury, and the number of organs injured influence outcome.
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            Patterns and outcomes of patients with abdominal trauma on operative management from northern Tanzania: a prospective single centre observational study

            Background The abdomen is one of the most commonly injured regions in trauma patients. Abdominal injury surgeries are common in Tanzania and in many parts of the world. This study aimed to determine the relationships among the causes, characteristics, patterns and outcomes of abdominal injury patients undergoing operations at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre. Methods A prospective observational study was performed over a period of 1 year from August 2016 to August 2017. A case was defined as a trauma patient with abdominal injuries admitted to the general surgery department and undergoing an operation. We assessed injury types, patterns, aetiologies and outcomes within 30 days. The outcomes were post-operative complications and mortality. Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore the association between factors associated with morbidity and mortality. Results Out of 136 patients, 115 (84.6%) were male, with a male-to-female ratio of 5.5:1. The most affected patients were in the age range of 21–40 years old, which accounted for 67 patients (49.3%), with a median age (IQR) of 31.5 (21.3–44.8) years. A majority (99 patients; 72.8%) had blunt abdominal injury, with a blunt-to-penetrating ratio of 2.7:1. The most common cause of injury was road traffic accidents (RTAs; 73 patients; 53.7%). Commonly injured organs in blunt and penetrating injuries were, respectively, the spleen (33 patients; 91.7%) and small bowel (12 patients; 46.1%). Most patients (89; 65.4%) had associated extra-abdominal injuries. Post-operative complications were observed in 57 patients (41.9%), and the mortality rate was 18 patients (13.2%). In the univariate analysis, the following were significantly associated with mortality: associated extra-abdominal injury (odds ratio (OR): 4.9; P-value  6 h from injury to admission (OR: 4.4; P-value  6 h from injury to admission (15 patients; 19.2%; aOR: 4.3, 95% CI: 1.0–18.9, P-value  6 h from injury to admission significantly predicted mortality.
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              Delays in arrival and treatment in emergency departments: Women, children and non-trauma consultations the most at risk in humanitarian settings

              Introduction Delays in arrival and treatment at health facilities lead to negative health outcomes. Individual and external factors could be associated with these delays. This study aimed to assess common factors associated with arrival and treatment delays in the emergency departments (ED) of three hospitals in humanitarian settings. Methodology This was a cross-sectional study based on routine data collected from three MSF-supported hospitals in Afghanistan, Haiti and Sierra Leone. We calculated the proportion of consultations with delay in arrival (>24 hours) and in treatment (based on target time according to triage categories). We used a multinomial logistic regression model (MLR) to analyse the association between age, sex, hospital and diagnosis (trauma and non-trauma) with these delays. Results We included 95,025 consultations. Males represented 65.2%, Delay in arrival was present in 27.8% of cases and delay in treatment in 27.2%. The MLR showed higher risk of delay in arrival for females (OR 1.2, 95% CI 1.2–1.3), children <5 (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.4–1.5), patients attending to Gondama (OR 30.0, 95% CI 25.6–35.3) and non-trauma cases (OR 4.7, 95% CI 4.4–4.8). A higher risk of delay in treatment was observed for females (OR 1.1, 95% CI 1.0–1.1), children <5 (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.9–2.1), patients attending to Martissant (OR 14.6, 95% CI 13.9–15.4) and non-trauma cases (OR 1.6, 95% CI 1.5–1.7). Conclusions Women, children <5 and non-trauma cases suffered most from delays. These delays could relate to educational and cultural barriers, and severity perception of the disease. Treatment delay could be due to insufficient resources with consequent overcrowding, and severity perception from medical staff for non-trauma patients. Extended community outreach, health promotion and support to community health workers could improve emergency care in humanitarian settings.
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                Journal
                Public Health Action
                Public Health Action
                puha
                Public Health Action
                International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
                2220-8372
                1 August 2023
                1 August 2023
                : 13
                : 2 Suppl 1
                : 1-6
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Centre Traumatologie Tabarre, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Port-au-Prince, Haïti
                [2 ] Département Médicale, Unité recherche opérationnel (LuxOR), MSF, Luxembourg
                [3 ] Département Médical, MSF, Paris, France
                [4 ] Département Chirurgie-traumatologie, Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
                Author notes
                CORRESPONDENCE Auteur correspondant : Stéphanie Jean Baptiste, Centre Traumatologie Tabarre, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Port-au-Prince, Haïti. email: stephjebap2703@ 123456gmail.com
                Article
                10.5588/pha.23.0008
                10380416
                079d0ef7-ca4e-4db7-889c-31fc015c4039
                © 2023 The Union

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0 published by The Union ( www.theunion.org).

                History
                : 12 February 2023
                : 12 April 2023
                Page count
                Pages: 6
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                caraïbe,devenir défavorable,politique traumatisme,violence

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