Pediatric Abdominal Trauma from Abuse Portends Worse Outcomes Than Nonabusive Abdominal Trauma

Abstract

To compare outcomes between children (age range, 0–9 years) hospitalized for abusive abdominal trauma (AAT) and those hospitalized for nonabusive abdominal trauma, investigators reviewed data from a national database representing nearly 3 million pediatric admissions in 36 states in 2003 and 2006. …