Aetiology and outcome of childhood heart failure in an emergency paediatric unit in North Central Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAbdulkadir, Mohammed Baba
dc.contributor.authorBello, S.O.
dc.contributor.authorOladele, D.P.
dc.contributor.authorOwolabi, Bilkis
dc.contributor.authorSuberu, Habibat Dirisu
dc.contributor.authorAdeoye, Peter Oladapo
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-20T14:27:13Z
dc.date.available2021-04-20T14:27:13Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractsignificantly to mortality amongst children. Objective: The study aims to describe the burden of heart failure in an emergency paediatric unit (EPU), its causes and the outcome. Methods: This is a retrospective review of admissions into the EPU over a 24‑month period from May 2013 to April 2015. Children aged 1 month to 14 years who met the case definition for heart failure were recruited. Unit registers and hospital folders were reviewed, and data on age, sex, aetiology of heart failure, and outcome were extracted and recorded. Results: Two hundred and ninety‑one (12.5%, 95% confidence interval: 11.3–14.0) of the 2321 medical admissions over the study period had heart failure. Majority (75.6%) of the children were aged < 5 years and 164 (56.4%) were male. The common causes of heart failure were severe anaemia (66.7%), acute lower respiratory infections (21.3%), congenital disease (8.3%) and acquired heart disease (3.8%). The case fatality rate for heart failure was 5.8% (17 deaths) with majority (64.7%) of the deaths resulting from severe anaemia. Conclusion: Heart failure is a common contributor to morbidity and mortality in this environment, and the causes are largely preventable. Aggressive management of these cases may result in an improved outcome.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelf fundeden_US
dc.identifier.citation7. Abdulkadir, M. B., Bello, S. O., Oladele, D. P., Owolabi, B., Suberu, H. D., & Adeoye, P. O. (2017): Aetiology and outcome of childhood heart failure in an emergency paediatric unit in North Central Nigeria. Port Harcourt Medical Journal. 11(3); 161 - 165.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/4751
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPort Harcourt Medical Journalen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectemergency roomen_US
dc.subjectaetiologyen_US
dc.subjectheart failureen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.titleAetiology and outcome of childhood heart failure in an emergency paediatric unit in North Central Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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