RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 PO-0138 Stress Induced Gastrointestinal Bleeding In A Paediatric Intensive Care Unit : Which Risk Factors Should Necessitate Prophilaxis ?
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP A292
OP A293
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307384.801
VO 99
IS Suppl 2
A1 S Sahin
A1 M Uysal Yazici
A1 G Ayar
A1 T Koksal
A1 A Oden Akman
A1 R Gunduz
A1 C Tuna Kirsacoglu
A1 H Gulerman
YR 2014
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/99/Suppl_2/A292.3.abstract
AB Objective To determine the frequency and the risk factors of stress induced gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in critically ill children and to investigate the effect of prophilaxis. Setting 14-beded, tertiary care PICU Methods Records of 182 children admitted consecutively from December 2012 to May 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. 136 patients were eligible. The age ranged from 40 days to 18 years. Diagnosis, demographic data, risk factors, administration of prophilaxis, drugs used in medication, prescence and degree of GIB and complications were recorded. Results The male-female ratio was 1.3. Mean age was 5.9. Mean PRISM III score was 12.2 and 49.3% had PRISM score ≥ 10. Most frequent diagnosis was infectious diseases. Sixtyone (44.9%) children received prophylaxis in which antacids was used in 28(45.9%), sucralfate in 18(29.5%), proton pomp inhibitors (PPIs) in 51(83.6%) and 5 (8.2%) received H2 reseptor antagonist. The incidence of GIB was 15.4% (n = 21), in which 66.7% (n = 14) were mild, 23.8% (n = 5) were moderate, 4.8% (n = 1) was significant and 4.8% (n = 1) was massive. In children who received prophylaxis 17 (27.9%) cases developed GIB. Mechanical ventilation were found to be the only risk factor significantly associated with stress induced GIB. Also; mechanical ventilation and trauma was strongly significant (p < 0.001) and coagulopathy/ thrombocytopenia, PRISM III ≥ 10, renal and hepatic failure, hypotension, and heart failure/ arrhythmia was found to be associated with the development of GIB in critically ill children (p < 0.05). Conclusions GIB is a serious concern for PICU clinicians and intensivists are confused about the conflicting evidence supporting prophilaxis. We believe that prophylaxis could be beneficial for mechanically ventilated children. Also trauma, coagulopathy/thrombocytopenia, PRISM III ≥ 10, renal and hepatic failure, hypotension, and heart failure/arrhythmia must be kept in mind as risk factors requiring attention in PICU setting.