Paper: Fonseca, A. L., Schuster, K. M., Maung, A. A., Kaplan, L. J., & Davis, K. A. (2013). Routine Nasogastric decompression in small bowel obstruction: Is it really necessary? The American Surgeon, 79(4), 422-428
What: Retrospective review of patients > 18 years old admitted to Yale New Haven Hospital with a diagnosis of SBO over a 5-year period. Outcomes looked at were days to SBO resolution, length of hospital stay, complications, and discharge to nursing home/rehabilitation facility between those who did and did not receive NGT decompression
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