Pediatric pulmonology in a developing country: our focus

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dc.contributor.authorPekcan, Sevgi
dc.contributor.authorAslan, Ayse Tana
dc.contributor.authorKiper, Nural
dc.contributor.authorKose, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorCinel, Guzin
dc.contributor.authorCobanoglu, Nazan
dc.contributor.authorYalcin, Ebru
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T18:15:34Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T18:15:34Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was designed to determine the profile of our pediatric pulmonology unit in Turkey, a developing country, by investigating the patients admitted to our unit for the first time. Our objectives were: to determine the profile of patients admitted for the first time, to compare their initial diagnoses before referral to our hospital with the diagnoses determined in our unit, to determine the definitive diagnoses for patients requiring advanced intervention with invasive diagnostic methods, and to follow the treatments, operations and invasive-noninvasive mechanical ventilation practices. With these objectives in mind, the records of 412 patients who visited the pediatric pulmonology clinic within a six-month period were reviewed. The referral diagnoses, consisting mostly of primary ciliary dyskinesia, recurrent lung infections caused by immune deficiency and bronchiectasis, as well as definitive diagnoses were recorded. Tuberculosis (14%), cystic fibrosis (7.8%), bronchiectasis (4.6%), immune deficiency (1.6%), hydatid cyst (2%), and primary ciliary dyskinesia (1%) were the most commonly diagnosed diseases. Final diagnosis in 145 of the 412 patients (35.2%) differed from the referral diagnosis. Consanguineous marriages are encountered more commonly in developing countries like Turkey, leading to an increased incidence of genetic diseases such as primary ciliary dysgenesis, cystic fibrosis and immune deficiencies. Infectious diseases such as hydatid cyst and tuberculosis are also common. In any country in which there is a unique distribution of diseases, in other words, a characteristic and unique disease spectrum, courses and instructional fellowship programs should be arranged accordingly.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage18en_US
dc.identifier.issn0041-4301en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid21534334en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage11en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/26709
dc.identifier.volume53en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000289862600003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTURKISH J PEDIATRICSen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICSen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectpediatric pulmonologyen_US
dc.subjectchilden_US
dc.subjectpediatric respiratory tract diseasesen_US
dc.titlePediatric pulmonology in a developing country: our focusen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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