J Trauma
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J Trauma
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Multicenter Study Retracted Publication
Delay in diagnosis and treatment of blunt intestinal perforation does not adversely affect prognosis in the pediatric trauma patient.
Blunt intestinal injury (BII) requiring surgical intervention in the pediatric trauma population remains difficult to diagnose. We sought to analyze whether delay in treatment in the event of perforation had an adverse affect on patient outcome. ⋯ These data suggest that delay in operative intervention does not have a significant effect on prognosis after pediatric blunt intestinal perforation. Appropriate observation and serial examination rather than repeat computed tomography and/or urgent exploration would appear adequate when the diagnosis is in question.
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Retraction Of Publication
Retraction of papers published in The Journal of Trauma.