Reduction of intussusception with saline enema superior to air enema

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REDUCTION OF INTUSSUSCEPTION WITHOUT FLUOROSCOPY USING SALINE AND ULTRASOUND!

No fluoroscopy for intussusception reduction? YES!!!
Check out this article out of West China Hospital of Medical Sciences from Sichuan University! They conducted a randomized controlled trial and showed that ultrasound-guided normal saline enemas have a higher reduction rate than air contrast enemas for intussusception.

http://ow.ly/gq2O30lxXdT

Video edited by Alexander Gibbons at Akron Children's Hospital

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