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BACKGROUND: Some centers advocate using antibiotics before enema reduction to prevent septic complications. Our objective was to determine whether using antibiotics before reduction provided any improvement in outcomes. METHODS: With institutional review board approval, patients from 2 centers were compared: 1 where antibiotics were administered, and one where they were not. This retrospective cohort study from January 2005 to December 2010 evaluated demographic data, episodes of postreduction fever, hospital stay, and analgesia requirements. RESULTS: One hundred eighteen patients were identified: 83 males (70.3%) and 35 females (29.7%). The median age was 24 months (range, 1-180). Fifty-six patients (57.7%) received antibiotics, whereas 41 (42.7%) did not. Twenty-one patients (17.8%) had missing data and were excluded. The incidence of fever postreduction was not statistically different between groups: 12.8% for those who received antibiotics vs 17.9% for those who did not (P = .7367). No adverse antibiotic reactions were reported. Average time to oral feeds was 7.3 vs 10.6 hours (P = .06), and the length of stay was 1.7 vs 1.4 days (P = .07). CONCLUSION: Although antibiotics are administered routinely in some centers, they appear of little value. Financial costs and potential adverse reactions must be considered. Further prospective evaluation is being conducted using a larger sample size to confirm these results.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Antibiotic Prophylaxis , Bacterial Infections/prevention & control , Enema/methods , Intussusception/therapy , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Bacterial Infections/etiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Cohort Studies , Enema/adverse effects , Female , Fever/epidemiology , Fever/etiology , Fever/prevention & control , Humans , Infant , Intussusception/rehabilitation , Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data , Male , Recovery of Function , Retrospective Studies , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Experience of treatment of 1345 children with invagination is summarized. On the ground of 271 patients examination data the reserves of the treatment improvement of this pathology were analyzed.
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Cecal Diseases/rehabilitation , Ileal Diseases/rehabilitation , Intussusception/rehabilitation , Child, Preschool , Humans , InfantABSTRACT
Se analizan las historias clínicas de dos pacientes adultos con cuadro clínico de obstrucción intestinal que fueron intervenidos quirúrgicamente, encontrándose intususcepción intestinal como causa de la sintomatología en uno de ellos. En el otro el cuadro clínico era originado por la presencia de bridas interasas, sinembargo, se encontró como hallazgo incidental invaginación ileoileal. Debido a la baja frecuencia de esta patología en este grupo de edad se hace su presentación y se revisa la literatura
