Epidemiology and treatment outcomes in pediatric patients with post-injection paralysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-injection paralysis (PIP) of the sciatic nerve is an iatrogenic paralysis that occurs after an intramuscular injection, with resultant foot deformity and disability. This study investigates the epidemiology and treatment of PIP in Uganda.

Methods

Health records of pediatric patients surgically treated for PIP at the CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital from 2013 to 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Pre-operative demographics, perioperative management, and outcomes were coded and analyzed with descriptive statistics, chi-square for categorical variables, and linear models for continuous variables.

Results

Four-hundred and two pediatric patients underwent 491 total procedures. Eighty-three percent of reported injection indications were for febrile illness. Tw

SUBMITTER: Song S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9354298 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature