@article{ref1,
title="Dog bite injuries in children seen at a tertiary care hospital in Bolivia",
journal="Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria",
year="2023",
author="Copana-Olmos, Raúl and Calderón-López, María E. and Jove-Veizaga, Adriana and Ochoa-Ledezma, Esther and Gómez-Rocabado, José A. and Agui-Santivañez, Nazarena and Ledezma-Hurtado, B. Wara and García-Delgadillo, María R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Introduction. The objective of this study is to describe the characteristics of dog bite injuries in children seen at a children's hospital in Bolivia. Population and methods. This was an observational, retrospective study in patients seen between 2017 and 2021. <br><br>RESULTS. A total of 769 patients were studied. Dog bite injuries accounted for 5.6% of emergency visits and 0.8% of hospitalizations. They were more frequent in children younger than 5 years (55.1%), in whom the following were observed: greater injury severity (p = 0.008), history of animal provocation (p = 0.048), known attacking animal (p < 0.036), domestic accident (p = 0.021), greater frequency of post-exposure prophylaxis with anti-rabies serum (p = 0.005), and maxillofacial area as the main region involved (p < 0.001). There were 3 deaths due to human rabies and 1 due to hypovolemic shock. <br><br>CONCLUSION. Dog bite injuries are a frequent cause of visit to the emergency department and hospitalization in pediatrics and have specific characteristics in children younger than 5 years.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0004-0487",
doi="10.5546/aap.2022-02928.eng",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5546/aap.2022-02928.eng"
}