Gastric Pneumatosis in a Critically Ill Pediatric Burn Patient: Case Report and Overview of Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Management

Pneumatosis intestinalis and gastric pneumatosis are rare, but potentially morbid conditions in the burn-injured patient. They present a pediatric patient with severe scald injuries and isolated gastric pneumatosis who was successfully treated with a multidisciplinary approach and nonoperative manag...

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Published in:Journal of burn care & research 2021-03, Vol.42 (2), p.342-344
Main Authors: Bisgaard, Erika, Hewgley, William Preston, Gee, Kristin Minei, Pandya, Samir, Akarichi, Chiaka, Arnoldo, Brett, Park, Caroline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burns - complications
Burns - therapy
Child
Critical Illness - therapy
Gastric Outlet Obstruction - etiology
Humans
Hyperbaric Oxygenation - methods
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis - etiology
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis - therapy
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Pneumatosis intestinalis and gastric pneumatosis are rare, but potentially morbid conditions in the burn-injured patient. They present a pediatric patient with severe scald injuries and isolated gastric pneumatosis who was successfully treated with a multidisciplinary approach and nonoperative management.
ISSN:1559-047X
1559-0488
DOI:10.1093/jbcr/iraa151