Publications by authors named "A R Aguemon"
Article Synopsis
- Acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently occurs in patients with severe snakebite envenomation, as highlighted by a study in Benin, which aimed to analyze its clinical and biological effects.
- In a study of 51 patients, 31% developed AKI, with severe cases observed, and kidney ultrasounds revealed various injuries, although most patients recovered without long-term effects.
- The findings emphasize that while AKI can be serious, particularly in conjunction with inflammatory responses and bleeding, timely treatment typically leads to recovery, despite a notable mortality rate within the AKI group.
Background: In Africa, snakebite envenomations are frequently complicated by life-threatening hemorrhagic syndromes. The authors of the present study conducted a prospective analysis at the University Hospital of Parakou (north of Benin) for seven months (January 1 to July 31, 2014) to assess the contribution of ultrasonography to the diagnosis of internal bleedings and management of envenomation.
Methods: An ultrasound examination was performed in all patients with clinical envenomation regardless of its severity.
We report two cases of probable rabies in near-term/at-term pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. One baby was delivered by caesarean section and the other one vaginally. Both received post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), including RIG and vaccine and both are alive and healthy, at 9 and 24 months, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe current outbreak of Ebola virus disease has mobilized the international community against this deadly disease. However, rabies, another deadly disease, is greatly affecting the African continent, with an estimated 25 000 deaths every year. And yet, the disease can be prevented by a vaccine, if necessary with immunoglobulin, even when administered after exposure to the rabies virus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To describe the practice of pediatric anesthesia in the main University Hospitals in Benin.
Patients And Methods: We conduct a retrospective study involving 512 children at the 'Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire' and the 'Hôpital de la Mère et de l'Enfant Lagune' in Cotonou. All children less than 15 years of age undergoing surgery from January to December 2007 were included.