Nasogastric decompression not associated with a reduction in surgery or bowel ischemia for acute small bowel obstruction - Berman, Daniel J.; Ijaz, Hamza; Alkhunaizi, Mohammad; Kulie, Paige E.; Vaziri, Khashayar; Richards, Lorna M.; Meltzer, Andrew C. (The American journal of emergency medicine, 2017)
Keywords: Abdomen; Abdominal surgery; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cardiovascular disease; Clinical outcomes; Coronary vessels; Crohn's disease; Decompression; Decompression, Surgical; Diabetes; Emergency department; Emergency medical care; Female; Females; Hernias; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Humans; Intestinal obstruction; Intestinal Obstruction - surgery; Intestine, Small - pathology; Intubation, Gastrointestinal; Ischemia; Ischemia - surgery; Laparotomy; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Male; Medical imaging; Middle Aged; Nasogastric decompression; Patients; Postoperative Complications - surgery; Retrospective Studies; Small bowel obstruction; Small intestine; Surgery; Treatment Outcome; Vital signs; Young Adult; Nasogastric decompression; Small bowel obstruction; Emergency department; Surgery