Intussusception is common emergency condition in children. Pneumatic or hydrostatic reduction (HR) is considered the first-choice management strategy in cases lacking indications for surgical intervention. Generally, sedatives are not used in children undergoing interventional radiology procedures. Surgical management is associated with long hospitalization durations and high costs, unlike nonsurgical reduction. To avoid surgery, reduction procedures are repeated despite initial treatment failure. However, in cases involving repeated failures, children should be referred for surgery. To ensure good response to reduction, we planned HR under sedation during the third reduction attempt. Sedative reduction (SR) was performed with the administration of ketamine, midazolam, and atropine. All patients with contraindications against HR underwent laparoscopic reduction (LR) without HR. During 3 years, SR was performed in 43 patients, and in 28 (65.1%), the treatment was successful. Among the 15 patients in whom the procedure failed, 14 underwent LR without intestinal resection. There was no significant risk factor contributing to failed reduction under sedation. During the second or third HR attempt, successful reduction may be ensured with the SR procedure with intravenous ketamine, midazolam, and atropine; this procedure may further reduce surgery rates in pediatric intussusception.
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