Diagnosis and treatment of childhood intussusception from 1997 to 2016: A population-based study
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Mila Kolar, Mercedes Pilkington, Andrea Winthrop, Arany Theivendram, Katherine Lajkosz, Susan B. Brogly
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Abstract
Objectives
Describe changes in the diagnostic approach and treatment for pediatric intussusception over two decades.
Study design
Administrative universal healthcare data were used to conduct a population-based cohort study of intussusception between January 1997 and December 2016 in Ontario, Canada.
A validated case definition was used to identify all patients (
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