<strong>Introduction: </strong><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The objective of this study was to evaluate the epidemiolog...<strong>Introduction: </strong><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The objective of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of cardiogenic shock in children at the Albert Royer Children’s Hospital in Dakar. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This was a retrospective, descriptive and analytical study from January 2020 to February 2021, including all children aged 2 months to 16 years hospitalised for cardiogenic shock diagnosed on the basis of clinical and ultrasound criteria. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">During the study, 38 patients were hospitalised for cardiogenic shock. The hospital prevalence was 4.2%. The mean age of onset of shock was 64 months, and there was a predominance of females with a sex ratio of 1.92. Consanguinity was found in 42% of the patients. Consanguinity was found in 42% of patients. Infection was identified as a trigger for cardiogenic shock in 18 (52.9%) of our patients. The most common type of heart disease was rheumatic heart disease in 12 (32%) of the patients. The mortality rate was 65.8%. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Cardiogenic shock is a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency. Its prevalence and mortality are still high in developing countries.</span></span>展开更多
文摘<strong>Introduction: </strong><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The objective of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of cardiogenic shock in children at the Albert Royer Children’s Hospital in Dakar. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This was a retrospective, descriptive and analytical study from January 2020 to February 2021, including all children aged 2 months to 16 years hospitalised for cardiogenic shock diagnosed on the basis of clinical and ultrasound criteria. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">During the study, 38 patients were hospitalised for cardiogenic shock. The hospital prevalence was 4.2%. The mean age of onset of shock was 64 months, and there was a predominance of females with a sex ratio of 1.92. Consanguinity was found in 42% of the patients. Consanguinity was found in 42% of patients. Infection was identified as a trigger for cardiogenic shock in 18 (52.9%) of our patients. The most common type of heart disease was rheumatic heart disease in 12 (32%) of the patients. The mortality rate was 65.8%. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Cardiogenic shock is a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency. Its prevalence and mortality are still high in developing countries.</span></span>
