TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Dog bite injuries in children seen at a tertiary care hospital in Bolivia
JO  - Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria
A1  - Copana-Olmos, Raúl
A1  - Calderón-López, María E.
A1  - Jove-Veizaga, Adriana
A1  - Ochoa-Ledezma, Esther
A1  - Gómez-Rocabado, José A.
A1  - Agui-Santivañez, Nazarena
A1  - Ledezma-Hurtado, B. Wara
A1  - García-Delgadillo, María R.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - es
SN  - 0004-0487
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5546/aap.2022-02928.eng
ID  - ref1
ER  -