埃德蒙顿缺乏对丸扭曲的公众意识
Neel Phaterpekar1, Darcie Kiddoo1, Daniel Keefe2
1Department of Urology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
概括
由于公众对丸扭曲 (TT) 的认识较低,导致治疗延迟. 这项研究发现,埃德蒙顿的大多数家庭都没有听说过TT,这影响了外科手术的结果.
科学领域:
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 儿科手术 儿科手术
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 在丸扭曲 (TT) 中的延迟干预增加了患病率.
- 公众对TT的知识不足是推迟提交的一个可疑原因.
- 这项研究评估了埃德蒙顿公众对TT的认识及其对结果的影响.
研究的目的:
- 在埃德蒙顿的家庭中描述丸扭曲 (TT) 的基线公众意识.
- 评估公众意识与TT结果之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 对TT患者及其照顾者进行了调查,并与年龄相匹配的对照进行了调查.
- 受影响的家庭提供了有关症状发作的数据,父母通知时间和到达医院的数据.
- 通过随访和医疗记录审查来评估结果.
主要成果:
- 只有29.5%的患者和36.1%的家长听说过TT.
- 对于需要进行切除术的患者,报告症状的中位时间 (20.5小时) 和抵达医院的时间 (20.8小时) 比接受切除术的患者要长得多.
- 总时间和疼痛严重程度与手术结果有关.
结论:
- 在埃德蒙顿,关于丸扭曲 (TT) 的公众意识显著缺乏.
- 症状出现和入院之间的间隔是手术延迟的一个主要因素.
- 虽然时间和疼痛与结果相关,但需要进一步的研究来确认意识的直接影响.
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