%0 Journal Article
%T Post-Traumatic Pyothorax: Epidemiology, Management and Prognosis in the Thoracic Surgery Department of the Donka National Hospital
%A Camara Alpha Kabinet
%A Camara Soriba Naby
%A Balde Oumar Taibata
%A Diallo Amadou Sarah
%A Camara Mama Aissata
%A Magassouba Aboubacar Sidiki
%A Balde Abdoulaye Korse
%A Toure Aboubacar
%A Diallo Aissatou Taran
%A Diallo Biro
%J Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery
%P 83-88
%@ 2164-3067
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojts.2021.114011
%X <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Pyothoraxes, also called thoracic empyemas, are defined
by the presence between the two layers of the pleura, of a frankly purulent
liquid, or of a shady or clear liquid but containing a majority of altered
polynuclear cells with germs direct examination. They are said to be traumatic
when they follow a </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">thoracic trauma whatever
the mechanism; usually a pre-existing post-traumatic</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> pleural effusion.
The general objective of this study was to help identify the epidemiological
and prognostic factors in the management of post-traumatic pyothorax in the Thoracic
Surgery Department of the Donka National Hospital.</span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Methodology: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">This was
a descriptive retrospective study covering a period of 2.5 years from
01/06/2016 to 31/12/2018 carried out in the Thoracic Surgery Department of the
Donka National Hospital.</span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Results</span></b><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" \"=\"\">:</span><span \"=\"\"> </span></b><span \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">During the study period, 17
cases of post-traumatic pyothorax were observed among the 288 files of admitted
and hospitalized patients. In the course of this study, a rate was 5.90%. The
most affected age group was 1 to 5 years old. The male sex was in the majority
(76.5%). The most common occurrence was the fall, </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">i.e.</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 41.2%. 47% of patients consult after 60 days. Chest pain and
dyspnea were the main symptoms during our study (82.3%). Antibiotics and
analgesics dominated the medical treatment used in 100% of the cases and
pleural drainage was the first line surgical treatment practiced in 88.2% of
the cases. The prognosis is favorable without sequelae in 52.9% of cases with
an average hospital stay of 9 days. Post-traumatic pyothorax is a serious
pathology involving the vital and functional respiratory prognosis, hence the
need to diagnose and treat it early.</span></span>
%K Pyothorax
%K Trauma
%K Epidemiology
%K Management
%K Prognosis
%K Surgery
%K Donka
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=112368