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Abdominal stab wound injury in children: Do we need a different approach?
Authors:Alexander Becker  Kobi Peleg  Joseph Dubose  Yaakov Daskal  Adi Givon  Boris Kessel
Institution:1. Trauma Unit, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel;2. National Center for Trauma and Emergency Medicine Research, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Tel Hashomer, Israel;3. R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD, USA;4. Emergency and Disaster Management Department, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Tel-Aviv University, Israel;5. Trauma Unit, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
Abstract:

Background

Penetrating stab wounds in children are relatively rare and no clear recommendations for the optimal evaluation have been devised. An acceptable traditional approach to the patient with an abdominal stab wound who does not require urgent surgery is selective nonoperative management and serial exams. The use of routine computed tomography remains an actively utilized investigation for these patients at many institutions.

Purpose

We hypothesize that the approach to pediatric stab wound victims should be distinctly different than that of adult counterparts in order to minimize radiation exposure.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study involving abdominal stab wounds among pediatric trauma patients (age < 14) compared with adults between the years 1997 and 2016 was conducted utilizing the Israeli National Trauma Registry.

Results

A total of 92 children and 4444 adults were identified from the registry for inclusion. Among the children 20 (21.7%) patients had intraabdominal injury compared to 1730 (38.9%) among adult counterparts. Four children were hemodynamically unstable, two of them were referred directly to operating room and two others were treated without surgery. Among the remaining 88 children there was no observed mortality.

Conclusions

The majority of pediatric stab wounds trauma victims have minor abdominal injuries. We do not recommend the routine utilization of abdominal CT scan in the evaluation of abdominal stab wounds. Observation with serial exams and minimization of radiation exposure from CT are warranted in this unique population.

Type of study

Retrospective comparative study.

Level of evidence

3.
Keywords:Penetrating abdominal trauma  Stab wounds  Pediatric  Nonoperative management
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