Author(s)

Mohameth Mbodj^1*, Amadou Lamine Fall^1,2, Aliou Thiongane^1,2, Ibrahima Diagne^3,4, Amadou Sow^1,5, Serigne T. Ndiaye¹, Khadim Bop¹, Papa S. Sow¹, Ousmane Ndiaye^1,2

¹Albert Royer National Children Hospital, Dakar, Senegal.
²Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.
³Gaston Berger University, Saint Louis, Senegal.
⁴Saint Louis Regional Hospital, Saint Louis, Senegal.
⁵Abass Ndao Hospital Center, Dakar, Senegal.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of cardiogenic shock in children at the Albert Royer Children’s Hospital in Dakar. Methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive and analytical study from January 2020 to February 2021, including all children aged 2 months to 16 years hospitalised for cardiogenic shock diagnosed on the basis of clinical and ultrasound criteria. Results: During the study, 38 patients were hospitalised for cardiogenic shock. The hospital prevalence was 4.2%. The mean age of onset of shock was 64 months, and there was a predominance of females with a sex ratio of 1.92. Consanguinity was found in 42% of the patients. Consanguinity was found in 42% of patients. Infection was identified as a trigger for cardiogenic shock in 18 (52.9%) of our patients. The most common type of heart disease was rheumatic heart disease in 12 (32%) of the patients. The mortality rate was 65.8%. Conclusion: Cardiogenic shock is a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency. Its prevalence and mortality are still high in developing countries.

Heart Disease, Consanguinity, CMDH, Shortening Fraction, Senegal

Mbodj, M. , Fall, A. , Thiongane, A. , Diagne, I. , Sow, A. , Ndiaye, S. , Bop, K. , Sow, P. and Ndiaye, O. (2021) Epidemiological, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects of Cardiogenic Shock in Children at the Albert Royer Children’s Hospital in Dakar. Open Journal of Pediatrics, 11, 669-675. doi: 10.4236/ojped.2021.114062.