Population-based study of the impact of small bowel obstruction due to adhesions on short- and medium-term mortality.

CONCLUSION: Patients admitted with aSBO have a high short-term mortality rate. Increased monitoring of patients in the early period after admission is advisable.
PMID: 31397896 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - August 8, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Behman R, Nathens AB, Haas B, Look Hong N, Pechlivanoglou P, Karanicolas P Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research