Thoracotomies in Children in Low to Middle Income Countries: The Indications for Surgery
LMICs still face a significant burden of infectious and congenital diseases requiring thoracotomy, as compared to higher-income countries where neoplastic indications are most common. During the study period, hydatid cysts have become more prevalent and is now the most common indication for thoracotomy in the study setting. Thoracotomy can be safely performed in an LMIC setting with low morbidity and mortality, also in HIV-positive children.
Authors
- Pawel Schubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4422-7349)
- Savvas Andronikou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1015-9790)
- Pierre Goussard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1146-1307)
- André Gie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9001-3387)
- Jacques Janson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6029-9487)
- Delano Rhode
- Jin Woong Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4725-5687)
- J. R. Botha
- Zane Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1952-5662)
- Francois Retief (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4179-9341)
- Jonathan Burke
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Tygerberg Hospital (ZA)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.71353
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47