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Case Reports
. 2001 Nov;27(7):763-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0305-4179(01)00044-4.

Severe gastrointestinal haemorrhage and ischaemic necrosis of the small bowel in a child with 70% full-thickness burns: a case report

M D Wilson  1 , P Dziewulski
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Severe gastrointestinal haemorrhage and ischaemic necrosis of the small bowel in a child with 70% full-thickness burns: a case report

M D Wilson et al. Burns. 2001 Nov.

Abstract

Splanchnic ischaemia is an important problem in patients with large burns. This reports the case of an 11-year-old boy with 70% full-thickness TBSA burns who sustained multiple episodes of severe gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to both extensive ischaemic enterocolitis and severe gastric ulceration which required surgical intervention on several occasions. Causative mechanisms of splanchnic ischaemia in this patient including increased mesenteric vascular resistance, abdominal compartment syndrome and enteric feeding, are considered.

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