REDUCTION OF INTUSSUSCEPTION WITHOUT FLUOROSCOPY USING SALINE AND ULTRASOUND! No fluoroscopy for intussusception reduction? YES!!! Check out this article out of West China Hospital of Medical Sciences from Sichuan University! They conducted a randomized controlled trial and showed that ultrasound-guided normal saline enemas have a higher reduction rate than air contrast enemas for intussusception. http://ow.ly/gq2O30lxXdT Video edited by Alexander Gibbons at Akron Children's Hospital | Journal o

Do you routinely admit patients after radiologic reduction of intussusception in order to observe for recurrence? A new study out of Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City suggests that you don't have to! Check out this article by Joseph Sujka, Shawn St. Peter, and colleagues, where they analyze the impact of a new intussusception protocol. Let us know your thoughts below! http://ow.ly/Gr7f30nzEdn Video edited by Alexander Gibbons at Akron Children's Hospital | Journal of Pediatric Surgery