Intussusceptions and Nursing Care
 

Intussusceptions and Nursing Care
[LEFT][SIZE="4"][B]? Definition:

Is an invagination of one portion of the intestine into a**ther, which results in decreased blood supply of the involved segment.

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? Manifestations

1- Sudden intervals episode of sever abdominal pain manifested in an infant by drawing knees up to chest with crying.

2- Stool mixed with blood and mucus (currant jelly stool)

3- Fever.

4- Vomiting.

5- The abdomen become tender and distended

( sausage- shaped mass may felt in the upper right quadrant)

6- Signs of dehydration or shock may be present [sunken eyes, loss of skin turgor].

Treatment:

* The initial treatment of choice is **nsurgical hydrostatic reduction by barium enema.

* If **nsurgical reduction is unsuccessful, a surgical reduction is indicated.



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