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[Relaparotomy in children]
Insights
Relaparotomies in children, often for malformations, led to a high eventration rate, particularly in infants with severe conditions. Surgical incision type showed no impact on eventration occurrence, with a significant 36.6% lethality post-relaparotomy.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Surgical Complications
- Abdominal Surgery
Context:
- Relaparotomy is a critical procedure in pediatric surgery.
- Eventration (incisional hernia) is a known complication following abdominal surgery.
- Understanding risk factors and outcomes is crucial for improving patient care.
Purpose:
- To analyze the incidence and outcomes of relaparotomies in pediatric patients.
- To identify factors associated with eventration after relaparotomy.
- To evaluate the impact of surgical incision type on eventration rates.
Summary:
- A study involving 124 relaparotomies in 70 children revealed that eventrations predominantly occurred in infants operated on for malformations and with severe comorbidities.
- Both transrectal and median incisions showed similar rates of eventration.
- The overall lethality rate following relaparotomy was high, at 36.6%.
Impact:
- Highlights the significant morbidity and mortality associated with relaparotomy in children.
- Suggests that surgical approach (transrectal vs. median incision) does not influence eventration risk.
- Underscores the need for careful patient selection and management in pediatric abdominal surgery to mitigate severe complications like eventration and reduce mortality.
Abstract:
124 relaparotomies were performed in 70 children (1,9% of all the patients who had been operated on organs of the abdominal cavity). Eventrations made their appearance mainly in children of the first year of life, operated upon for malformations and having severe background diseases. The transrectal incision was found to have no advantages over the median incision in relation to the appearance of eventrations. Lethality after relaparotomied was 36,6%.