He et al reported risk factors for failure of sonographically-guided saline hydrostatic intususception reduction in pediatric patients. The authors are from Anhui Medical University.
Patient selection: pediatric intussusception with sonographically-guided saline hydrostatic reduction
Risk factors for failure to reduce the intussusception:
(1) location in descending colon or rectum (left-sided; OR 174.7)
(2) presence of free peritoneal fluid (OR 36.1)
(3) trapped fluid in the intussusception (OR (13.2)
(4) bloody stool (OR 9.3)
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