ĐẶC ĐIỂM LÂM SÀNG, CẬN LÂM SÀNG VÀ MỘT SỐ NGUYÊN NHÂN ĐAU BỤNG CẤP Ở TRẺ EM TẠI TRUNG TÂM NHI KHOA BỆNH VIỆN TRUNG ƯƠNG THÁI NGUYÊN

Abstract

Background: This study aims to describe the clinical and sub - clinical characteristics, and analyze some primary causes of acute abdominal pain in children. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted on 567 children presenting with acute abdominal pain treated at the Pediatric Center of the Thai Nguyen National hospital from 2023 to 2024. The study population consisted of patients with acute abdominal pain symptoms receiving treatment at the Pediatric Center. Results: In addition to abdominal pain, nausea and fever were common symptoms, with prevalences of 89.3% and 24.6%, respectively, for surgical causes of abdominal pain, 53.5% and 59.6% respectively. Ultrasound was highly valuable in diagnosing appendicitis and intestinal inflammation, with rates of 67.5% and 26.8%, respectively. Among surgical causes, infants under 1 year of age mainly presented with intussusception 72.7%. Among internal abdominal pain causes, colitis and gastritis were the most frequently observed, accounting for 10% and 9.2%, respectively.