Evaluation of prognosis in refugee children with high kinetic energy penetrating thoracic gunshot wounds

Basit Öğe Kaydı
dc.contributor.authorTuşat, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorÖzmen, İsmail
dc.contributor.authorDemirtaş, Mehmet Semih
dc.contributor.authorYarbil, Aziz
dc.contributor.authorCalapoğlu, Ahmet Salih
dc.contributor.authorMemiş, Sebahattin
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-24T11:22:49Z
dc.date.available2025-07-24T11:22:49Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentTıp Fakültesi
dc.description.abstractCivil wars cause the death of many innocent children, and penetrating thoracic firearm injury (PTFI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children in war environments. The aim of this study was to evaluate child casualties admitted to the emergency department with PTFI that occurred on the battlefield. Material and Methods: Our study was conducted by reviewing the files of pediatric patients with PTFI under the age of 18 who were transferred from Syria to the first response hospital on the Syrian border of Turkey due to the Syrian civil war between January 2016 and December 2019. Results: Our study included 28 (84.4%) boys and 5 (15.2%) girls. The cause of injury was a bullet in 5 cases, shrapnel in 28 cases and hemothorax (33.3%) was the most common thoracic injury. It was found that a longer time from injury to presentation to the emergency department (p=0.012, p<0.001), injury with a bullet (p=0.013, p=0.017), the presence of shock at the time of presentation (p<0.001, p=0.001) and an increase in the amount of erythrocyte suspensions given (p<0.001) significantly increased the development of complications and mortality. It was also found that mortality and morbidity were significantly higher in PTFI child casualties with low pediatric trauma score (PTS) (p<0.001). Discussion: Penetrating thoracic injuries in children are still associated with high mortality and morbidity. Rapid transfer of these patients to the hospital, and effective, multidisciplinary resuscitation and aggressive thoracotomy interventions when necessary will reduce mortality in these patients.
dc.identifier.doi10.4328/ACAM.22624
dc.identifier.endpage63
dc.identifier.issn2667-663X
dc.identifier.startpage58
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4328/ACAM.22624
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/13571
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001456384400012
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.institutionauthorTuşat, Mustafa
dc.institutionauthorDemirtaş, Mehmet Semih
dc.institutionauthorMemiş, Sebahattin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBayrakol MP
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectPenetrating Thoracic Injuries
dc.subjectFirearm
dc.subjectGunshot
dc.subjectChildren
dc.titleEvaluation of prognosis in refugee children with high kinetic energy penetrating thoracic gunshot wounds
dc.typeArticle

Dosyalar

Orijinal paket
Listeleniyor 1 - 1 / 1
[ X ]
İsim:
tusat-mustafa-2025.pdf
Boyut:
151.05 KB
Biçim:
Adobe Portable Document Format
İndir
Lisans paketi
Listeleniyor 1 - 1 / 1
[ X ]
İsim:
license.txt
Boyut:
1.17 KB
Biçim:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Açıklama:
İndir

Koleksiyon

Makale Koleksiyonu
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu