Abstract
Objective To observe the efficacy of air enema in the treatment of intussusception in children.Methods Medical records of 296 children treated for intussusception by air enema reduction were retrospectively reviewed.Results Total success rate of reduction was 81.8％.Patients with symptom duration ＜ 24 hours had higher success rate than those with symptom duration ＞ 24 hours(84.9％ VS 73.1％,P=0.021).Patients with symptom duration ＞ 24 hours had higher incidence of bowl distention and fever than patients with symptom duration ＜ 24 hours(P＜ 0.05).Success rate of intussusception reduction in patients with bowl distention was lower than that in patients without distention(69.0％ VS 84.9％,P=0.005).No significant difference was found in success rate of intussusception reduction in patients with or without fever(75.0％ VS 82.5％,P=0.331).Conclusion Early application of air enema has great influence on the outcome of intussusception reduction. Key words: Air enema; Intussusception; Children
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