Transcatheter arterial embolisation in blunt torso paediatric trauma patients

Is transcatheter arterial embolisation as safe and efficient in paediatric trauma cases as it is in adult cases? This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of this procedure in blunt torso trauma cases, specifically in paediatrics.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this article was to compare the safety and efficiency of transcatheter arterial embolisation that was performed in patients younger than 15 years of age (paediatric cases) versus adult patients with the same type of trauma.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. transcatheter arterial embolisation (TAE)

2. the vital signs and pathology in both adult and paediatric patients
3. whether TAE is less, more or equally safe to perform in paediatric cases, as it is in adult cases.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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