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- Title
Prevalence and predictors of hypoxaemia in respiratory and non-respiratory primary diagnoses among emergently ill children at a tertiary hospital in south western Nigeria.
- Authors
Orimadegun, Adebola E.; Ogunbosi, Babatunde O.; Carson, Shannon S.
- Abstract
Background Hypoxaemia is a potentially harmful complication of both acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) and non-ALRI in children but its contribution to burden and outcomes of hospital admissions in Africa is unclear. We investigated prevalence and predictors of hypoxaemia in ALRI and non-ALRI according to age and primary diagnoses in emergently ill children in south western Nigeria. Methods In 1726 emergently ill children admitted to a tertiary hospital in Ibadan, south western Nigeria, oxygen saturation was measured shortly after admission. Hypoxaemia was defined as oxygen saturation <90%. Clinical features and the primary admission diagnoses were recorded. Prevalence of hypoxaemia according to age and diagnoses was calculated. Symptoms and signs associated with hypoxaemia were compared between children with ALRI and those with non-ALRI. Results Hypoxaemia was detected in 28.6% (494/1726) of admissions. Prevalence of hypoxaemia varied in different conditions: it was 49.2% (154/313) in ALRI, 41.1% (188/454) in neonates, 27.2% (6/22) in post-neonatal tetanus, 23.3% (14/60) in sickle cell anaemia, 22.6% (38/168) in septicaemia and 14.4% (76/527) of malaria cases. Nasal flaring (OR 3.86; 95% CI 1.70 to 8.74) and chest retraction (OR 4.77; 95% CI 1.91 to 11.92) predicted hypoxaemia in ALRI but not in non-ALRI. Conclusions Hypoxaemia is common among Nigerian children admitted to an emergency unit and is associated with a poor outcome irrespective of primary admission diagnosis. Provision of equipment to measure oxygen saturation and facilities for effective oxygen delivery might substantially reduce mortality.
- Subjects
SOUTHWEST Nigeria; HYPOXEMIA; RESPIRATORY infections; JUVENILE diseases; DISEASE prevalence; TERTIARY care
- Publication
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 2013, Vol 107, Issue 11, p699
- ISSN
0035-9203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/trstmh/trt082