Real-world accuracy of computed tomography in patients admitted with small bowel obstruction: a multicentre prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical emergency. Previous studies have shown the value computed tomography (CT) scanning in both confirming this diagnosis and identifying indications for urgent surgical intervention, such as strangulated bowel or closed loop obstructions. However, most of the literature is based on retrospective expert review of previous imaging and little data regarding the real-time accuracy of CT reporting is available. Here, we investigated the real-world accuracy of CT reporting in patients admitted with SBO.

Methods

This was a multicentre prospective study including consecutive patients admitted with SBO. The primary outcomes were the sensitivity and specificity of CT scanning for bowel obstruction with ischaemia and closed loop ob

SUBMITTER: Nielsen LBJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10465641 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature