COVID-19 and the paediatric acute abdomen—the emerging dilemma of PIMS-TS | Zendy

Eleanor T Walker | Zendy; Hannah N. Humphrey | Zendy; I. R. Daniels | Zendy; Frank McDermott | Zendy

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COVID-19 and the paediatric acute abdomen—the emerging dilemma of PIMS-TS

Author(s) -

Eleanor T Walker,

Hannah N. Humphrey,

I. R. Daniels,

Frank McDermott

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.974

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2474-9842

DOI - 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac049

Subject(s) - medicine , dilemma , covid-19 , acute abdomen , complaint , abdomen , complication , general surgery , intensive care medicine , intervention (counseling) , medical emergency , surgery , pathology , nursing , philosophy , disease , epistemology , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law

PIMS-TS is a newly emerging complication of COVID-19 infection in paediatric patients. A common presenting complaint is that of the 'acute abdomen', however only a small proportion of patients are eventually diagnosed with a GI pathology requiring surgical intervention. A high level of suspicion and close working with the MDT is therefore required by surgical teams involved in the care of these patients.

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