Intussusception
Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value patient care by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject matter experts, informed by a methodical review of available evidence and consensus among committee members.
Clinical Pathway:
- Intussusception Clinical Pathway Algorithm
- Intussusception Clinical Pathway Synopsis – provides care standards employed for this clinical pathway
Additional tools associated with this Clinical Pathway:
- Intussusception (for Parents) | Nemours KidsHealth educational hand-out for parents
Inclusion and exclusion criteria:
- Inclusion:
- Patients < 18 years old with concerns for intussusception
- Exclusion:
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- Patients that are hemodynamically unstable
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- Patients who have concerns for sepsis
Committee members involved in the development:
- Sonali Ramesh, MBBS, MD, FAAP | Emergency Department | Committee Co-Chair
- Leslie Hueschen, MD, FAAP, FACEP | Emergency Department | Committee Co-Chair
- Theodore Barnett, MD | Emergency Department | Committee Member
- Erin Opfer, DO | Radiology | Committee Member
- Monica Wagner, MD | Surgery | Committee Member
EBP Committee Members:
- Todd Glenski, MD, MSHA, FASA | Anesthesiology, Evidence Based Practice
- Andrea Melanson, OTD, OTR/L | Evidence Based Practice
Publication dates:
- Finalized date: June 2024
- Next expected revision date: June 2027
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These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use their judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the patient based on the circumstances existing at the time. It is impossible to anticipate all possible situations that may exist and to prepare a pathway for each. Accordingly, these pathways should guide care with the understanding that departures from them may be required at times.