Predictors and Outcomes of Laparoscopy in Pediatric Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Laparoscopy has been shown to offer a safe alternative to laparotomy in hemodynamically stable pediatric trauma patients. Our purpose was to identify factors predictive of this approach and examine surgical outcomes. This is a retrospective cohort study using the ACS Pediatric Trauma Quality Improvement Program to examine pediatric patients who underwent exploration for blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma in 2014 and 2015.