Factors associated with a failed nonoperative reduction of intussusception in children

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with the failure of nonoperative reduction of intussusception in children. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary care pediatric surgery hospital. The children admitted to the department of pediatric surgery betwe...

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Main Authors: Bahubali Deepak Gadgade (Author), Veerabhadra Radhakrishna (Author), Nitin Kumar (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with the failure of nonoperative reduction of intussusception in children. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary care pediatric surgery hospital. The children admitted to the department of pediatric surgery between November 2013 and February 2020 with the diagnosis of Intussusception were included. Results: A total of 106 (67%) children underwent pneumatic reduction. Eighty-nine (84%) children had a successful reduction. A higher rate of failed reduction was found in children who presented at or after 48 h of the onset of symptoms (P = 0.03) and abdominal distension at presentation (P < 0.002). On multiple logistic regression analysis, the children presenting at or after 48 h of the onset of symptoms (odds ratio [OR] = 11.3; P = 0.039) and abdominal distension at presentation (OR = 4.46; P = 0.021) were found to be associated with increased risk of failure of nonoperative reduction. The variables age <1 year, weight <10 kg, pain abdomen, vomiting, bilious vomiting, fever, bleeding per rectum, and palpable mass were not associated with the failed nonoperative reduction. The variables, presentation at or after 48 h of the onset of symptoms (OR = 2.812; P = 0.045) and abdominal distension at presentation (OR = 8.758; P = 0.000) were found to be associated with an increased need for surgery. Conclusion: The risk factors for failed nonoperative reduction of intussusception include a presentation at or after 48 h of the onset of symptoms and the presence of abdominal distension at presentation. The delayed presentation was associated with the increased need for surgery and increased chances of intestinal nonviability.
Item Description:0971-9261
1998-3891
10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_297_20