Bowel and Mesenteric Injury - High Risk Mechanisms and CT Findings
Explore a comprehensive 25-minute video lecture on bowel and mesenteric injury mechanisms and CT findings in pediatric patients. Learn about high-risk scenarios, diagnostic challenges, and key CT indicators from expert George Taylor. Delve into topics such as handlebar injuries, high-specificity findings, false positives, extravasation, vascular obstruction, and focal bowel wall thickening. Understand the significance of isolated versus multiple findings, digital duodenal perforation, and the sensitivity and specificity of various diagnostic markers. Gain valuable insights into penetrating bowel injuries and their management in critically ill children. This OPENPediatrics video is part of a peer-reviewed, open-access learning platform designed for healthcare clinicians worldwide, sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies.