Small Bowel Injury in Children after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Is Diagnostic Delay Important?

OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence and consequences of small bowel injury (SBI) in children suffering blunt abdominal trauma managed with the intent to treat nonoperatively. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 168 consecutive hemodynamically stable children admitted to...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care Infection, and Critical Care, 1996-09, Vol.41 (3), p.476-483
Hauptverfasser: Bensard, Denis D., Beaver, Bonnie L., Besner, Gail E., Cooney, Donald R.
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Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence and consequences of small bowel injury (SBI) in children suffering blunt abdominal trauma managed with the intent to treat nonoperatively. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 168 consecutive hemodynamically stable children admitted to a Level I pediatric trauma center during a 24-month period. RESULTS Nine of 168 children (5%) sustained SBIthree underwent early (
ISSN:0022-5282
1529-8809
DOI:10.1097/00005373-199609000-00015