P301 A questionnaire study assessing clinicians’ knowledge about the ionizing radiation used in investigations of patients with IBD

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P300 Are outcomes following laparoscopic resection for inflammatory bowel disease in adults and children comparable? C.M. McMullin1 *, J. Morton1, S. Vickramarajah1, M. Brennan2, C. Salvestrini2, F. Torrente2, R. Heuschkel2, R.J. Davies1. 1Addenbrookes hospital, Cambridge University hospitals NHS Foundation trust, Cambridge Colorectal unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2Addenbrookes hospital, Cambridge University hospitals NHS Foundation trust, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Cambridge, United Kingdom Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has prevalence in Europe of approximately 2.2 million, with evidence of increasing incidence in the paediatric population. Up to 40% of patients will require surgery for their disease, the majority within the first year of diagnosis. Since 2007, a single surgeon whose main practice is in adults has performed laparoscopic resectional surgery for IBD in adults and children within separate dedicated adult and paediatric IBD multidisciplinary teams in a tertiary referral centre. Our aim was to assess shortterm outcomes for adults and children following laparoscopic resectional surgery for IBD. Methods: Analysis of a prospectively collected database was carried out to include all patients who had undergone a laparoscopic resection for IBD (excluding stoma formation alone and ileoanal pouch surgery) under the care of one surgeon between December 2007 and July 2012. Results: Fifty-nine patients underwent laparoscopic resections (28 children and 31 adults). Median age for children was 14 (range 8 16) years and adults 32 (range 21 63) years. The median BMI for adults was 23 (range 18 38) and 19.5 (range 13 29.5) for children (p = 0.0006). Operative times for adults and children were similar with a median of 210 and 165 minutes respectively (p = 0.09). Postoperative complication rates were not significantly different: 6 (19%) in the adult population and 4 (14%) in children (p = 0.73). There was 1 anastomotic leak (in the adult group). Median length of stay was 5 days in adults vs. 6 days in children (p = 0.09). Conclusions: Laparoscopic surgery in children is safe when performed by an experienced surgeon whose normal practice is in adults and within appropriate MDTs, with acceptable outcomes when compared to adults.