THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES IN INTUSSUSCEPTION

Abstract

It is understood that intussusception is a potentially fatal pediatric medical emergency if not treated promptly. Over time, the techniques used to treat this situation vary depending on the reality of the situation, but the most commonly used therapy is laparoscopy surgery, followed by other non-surgical options used, such as pneumatic reduction. The study aims to inform the types of therapeutic approaches used in pediatric situations, contributing to knowledge about the current and most used forms. The study was carried out with an integrative review methodology, carried out in June 2024, through searches in the databases: PubMed, Scielo and Lilacs. The Health Science/Medical Subject Headings (DeCS/MeSH) Descriptors used were: “Intussusception”; "treatment"; “pediatrics". In English: "Intussusception"; "treatment"; "pediatrics". Such descriptors were related using the Boolean Operator “AND”. To carry out the integrative review, the six planning phases outlined by Mendes, Silveira and Galvão (2008) and those trained being filtered into 3 stages. Therefore, the approaches found in the 6 works were: surgery as the initial method, pneumatic or hydrostatic reduction and ultrasound-guided hydrostatic enema reduction (UGHR).