Case Report J Burn Care Res 2021

Gastric Pneumatosis in a Critically Ill Pediatric Burn Patient: Case Report and Overview of Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Management

Bisgaard E, Hewgley W, Gee K, Pandya S, Akarichi C, Arnoldo B, et al. — J Burn Care Res, 2021

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Summary

What Researchers Did

US clinicians described a critically ill paediatric burn patient who developed gastric pneumatosis, gas in the stomach wall, and was treated without surgery using a multidisciplinary approach.

What They Found

The child with severe scald injuries developed an extremely rare complication (gas in the stomach wall) that was successfully resolved with conservative, non-surgical management. HBOT was one component of the multi-disciplinary approach, though the abstract does not detail its specific contribution.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified. HBOT is sometimes used adjunctively in burn care, though it is not an OHIP-covered burn indication.

Study Limitations

A single case report with minimal detail about the role of HBOT specifically; no conclusions can be drawn about HBOT efficacy.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Report
Category	Thermal Burns
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	32842147
Year Published	2021
Journal	J Burn Care Res
MeSH Terms	Burns; Child; Critical Illness; Gastric Outlet Obstruction; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis; Treatment Outcome

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