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CT scan in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal trauma
OBJECTIVE: to assess the need of computed tomography (CT) for the definition of management in pediatric abdominal trauma. METHODS: observational retrospective study with patients under 18 years old victims of blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma that underwent CT of the abdomen and pelvis at admiss...
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578840/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36515330 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-6991e-20223246-en |
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author | PERIN, ISABELLA GUETTER, CAMILA ROGINSKI KLÜPPEL, LÚCIO EDUARDO FACHIN, CAMILA GIRARDI TCBC-PR, SILVANIA KLUG PIMENTEL |
author_facet | PERIN, ISABELLA GUETTER, CAMILA ROGINSKI KLÜPPEL, LÚCIO EDUARDO FACHIN, CAMILA GIRARDI TCBC-PR, SILVANIA KLUG PIMENTEL |
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description | OBJECTIVE: to assess the need of computed tomography (CT) for the definition of management in pediatric abdominal trauma. METHODS: observational retrospective study with patients under 18 years old victims of blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma that underwent CT of the abdomen and pelvis at admission. We evaluated CT scan findings, indications and management. We calculated the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of clinical variables and energy of trauma for findings on CT. RESULTS: among the 236 patients included in our study, 72% (n=170) did not present abnormal findings on CT. It was performed surgical treatment in 15% (n=10), conservative treatment in 54,5% (n=36) and 27% (n=18) did not receive treatment for abdominal injuries. In the assessment of CT indications, 28,8% (n=68) presented no justifications. In this group, 91% (n=62) did not show any abnormal findings. Among the six patients with positive findings, half were selected for conservative treatment, while the rest did not need any treatment for abdominal injuries. The presence of abdominal pain, hemodynamic alterations and high energy blunt trauma had low positive predictive values when isolated, whereas the negative predictive values were higher. CONCLUSION: although CT is necessary in some instances, there is a possible high number of exams that did not make any difference in the management of the pediatric population. |
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spelling | pubmed-105788402023-10-17 CT scan in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal trauma PERIN, ISABELLA GUETTER, CAMILA ROGINSKI KLÜPPEL, LÚCIO EDUARDO FACHIN, CAMILA GIRARDI TCBC-PR, SILVANIA KLUG PIMENTEL Rev Col Bras Cir Original Article OBJECTIVE: to assess the need of computed tomography (CT) for the definition of management in pediatric abdominal trauma. METHODS: observational retrospective study with patients under 18 years old victims of blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma that underwent CT of the abdomen and pelvis at admission. We evaluated CT scan findings, indications and management. We calculated the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of clinical variables and energy of trauma for findings on CT. RESULTS: among the 236 patients included in our study, 72% (n=170) did not present abnormal findings on CT. It was performed surgical treatment in 15% (n=10), conservative treatment in 54,5% (n=36) and 27% (n=18) did not receive treatment for abdominal injuries. In the assessment of CT indications, 28,8% (n=68) presented no justifications. In this group, 91% (n=62) did not show any abnormal findings. Among the six patients with positive findings, half were selected for conservative treatment, while the rest did not need any treatment for abdominal injuries. The presence of abdominal pain, hemodynamic alterations and high energy blunt trauma had low positive predictive values when isolated, whereas the negative predictive values were higher. CONCLUSION: although CT is necessary in some instances, there is a possible high number of exams that did not make any difference in the management of the pediatric population. Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2022-11-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10578840/ /pubmed/36515330 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-6991e-20223246-en Text en © 2022 Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License |
spellingShingle | Original Article PERIN, ISABELLA GUETTER, CAMILA ROGINSKI KLÜPPEL, LÚCIO EDUARDO FACHIN, CAMILA GIRARDI TCBC-PR, SILVANIA KLUG PIMENTEL CT scan in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal trauma |
title | CT scan in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal trauma |
title_full | CT scan in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal trauma |
title_fullStr | CT scan in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal trauma |
title_full_unstemmed | CT scan in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal trauma |
title_short | CT scan in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal trauma |
title_sort | ct scan in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal trauma |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578840/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36515330 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-6991e-20223246-en |
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