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. 2025 May 31;112(6):znaf104.
doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf104.

SBO ACTION: conservative Small Bowel Obstruction management in the Absence of standard ConTrast agents ON outcomes

SBO ACTION Collaborative
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SBO ACTION: conservative Small Bowel Obstruction management in the Absence of standard ConTrast agents ON outcomes

SBO ACTION Collaborative. Br J Surg. .
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Fig. 1
Patient flowchart SBO, small bowel obstruction
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Fig. 2
Plot comparing management strategies following initial contrast challenge and their associated clinical and radiographic findings NA, not applicable; SBO, small bowel obstruction.
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Fig. 3
Regression model exploring the impact of frailty, co-morbidities, prior small bowel obstruction, and use of contrast on rates of surgery
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