title: [Non traumatic thoracic pain in adults: etiology and management at the CHU of Brazzaville (Congo)].
abstract: This retrospective survey that is about the adult's non traumatic thoracic pains has been achieved during one period of three months in the service of the emergencies of the hospitable and academic center of Brazzaville. Her goal was to determine the prevalence of the thoracic pains, to specify their causes and the place of the cardiovascular diseases. We collected 88 cases left in 40 men (45.5%) and 48 women (54.5%). The sex-ratio was of 1.2. The middle age of the population of survey was of 38.8+/-17.3 years (extreme 18 and 74 years). The prevalence of the non traumatic thoracic pains was of 9.1%. Twenty-one patients (23.9%) were HIV, 9 patients (10.2%) were active smoke or weaned since less than three years. The associated signs were represented by the fever in 42 cases (47.7%), the dyspnoea in 37 cases (42%) and the cough in 33 cases (37.5%). The main diseases was represented by the respiratory diseases in 52 cases (59%), the oesophagus and gastric diseases in 16 cases (18.2%) and the cardiovascular disease in 10 cases (11.4%). The treatment analgesic has been used among 44 patients (50%) outside of the treatment of causes. The middle length of hospitalization in the service of the emergencies was of 25.7+/-8.3 hours, with the extremes of 12 and 48 hours. No deaths have been recorded.
authors: Service des Urgences, CHU de Brazzaville, BP32 Brazzaville, Congo. fikabertrand@yahoo.fr
authors: B F
authors: BF
authors: Ellenga Mbolla
authors: T R
authors: TR
authors: Gombet
authors: B I
authors: BI
authors: Atipo Ibara
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Ikama
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Massamba Miabaou
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Etitiele
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003223:Congo; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013909:Thorax; D055815:Young Adult