Impact of Focused Abdominal Ultrasound Utilization on Outcomes for Children With Midgut Volvulus
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Desi M. Schiess, Marla B.K. Sammer, Andrew C. Sher, Alexander M. El-Ali, Ekene A. Onwuka, Xiaofan Huang, Kristen A. Staggers, HaiThuy N. Nguyen
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Ultrasound (US) is gaining acceptance for the evaluation of midgut volvulus in children. However, its impact on clinical outcomes is unknown. We aim to determine whether using US as a first-line modality changes imaging mobilization, time to surgery and re-feeding, length of stay, and frequency of bowel necrosis, short bowel syndrome, and death.
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