acute bowel obstruction
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) clinical symptoms and physical signs arising from acute bowel obstruction; (2) a radiologic diagnosis based on abdominal plain films and computed tomography (CT) scans confirmed by at least two attending radiologists; (3) admission to hospital within 12 hours from bowel obstruction onset; (4) patients with mechanical obstruction caused by adhesion or tumor.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All patients were excluded who had bowel ischemia or strangulation obstruction which needed immediate operation, or with complete bowel obstruction, or had contraindications for endoscopy, or patients with adynamic bowel obstruction, or patients who were already treated in other hospitals before admission.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the time for relief of abdominal pain or distention and defecation; time for improvement in abdomina; | — |
Countries
China