National survey on management practices for adhesional small bowel obstruction and nasogastric tube use among general surgeons in Australia

National survey on management practices for adhesional small bowel obstruction and nasogastric tube use among general surgeons in Australia

Background: The nasogastric tube (NGT) is recommended routinely by current guidelines in the non-operative management of adhesional small bowel obstruction (ASBO). However, several retrospective studies have reported poorer outcomes in ASBO patients managed with an NGT. We sought to e...