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Blunt traumatic small bowel rupture: are children different?

J Hamill1, R Paice, I Civil

  • 1Trauma Services, Auckland Hospital and Starship Children's Hospital, New Zealand. hamill@clear.net.nz

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|January 9, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Children with small bowel rupture (SBR) present differently than adults, with longer delays and fewer injuries. However, similar diagnostic findings suggest a unified approach is feasible for pediatric and adult surgeons.

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Area of Science:

  • Trauma Surgery
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Surgical Diagnostics

Background:

  • Small bowel rupture (SBR) diagnosis and management can differ between pediatric and adult patients.
  • A comparative review was conducted to identify these differences and assess a unified diagnostic approach.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare pediatric and adult patients with small bowel rupture (SBR).
  • To determine if a single diagnostic approach is teachable to both pediatric and adult surgeons.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 17 pediatric and 16 adult SBR cases from dedicated children's and adult hospitals.
  • Analysis of patient records, injury mechanisms, presentation times, injury severity, and diagnostic findings.

Main Results:

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  • Adults had a higher incidence of motor vehicle crash injuries (75%) compared to children (35.7%).
  • Children exhibited significantly longer presentation intervals (median 2.9 h) than adults (median 65 min).
  • Despite differences in etiology and presentation, clinical findings, CT scans, and outcomes were similar, though peritoneal signs were less frequent in children (54.6%) versus adults (90.9%).

Conclusions:

  • Pediatric and adult SBR cases differ in etiology, presentation time, and associated injuries.
  • Similarities in diagnostic parameters suggest a single diagnostic approach is viable for both age groups, with awareness of physical examination limitations in young children.