Urgent Bite 214 - Are Borborygmi useful?

2024-05-03

Should we be listening for bowel sounds? Despite evidence suggesting they are not useful, I still think it is an important part of an urgent care assessment. Check out the papers mentioned. Elhardello O, Macfie J. Bowel Sounds: Is it Time for Surgeons to Hang-up their Stethoscopes?. World J Surg Surgical Res. 2018; 1: 1066. Link to paper. Breum BM, Rud B, Kirkegaard T, Nordentoft T. Accuracy of abdominal auscultation for bowel obstruction. World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Sep 14;21(34):10018-24. http...

Should we be listening for bowel sounds? Despite evidence suggesting they are not useful, I still think it is an important part of an urgent care assessment.

Check out the papers mentioned.

Elhardello O, Macfie J. Bowel Sounds: Is it Time for Surgeons to Hang-up their Stethoscopes?. World J Surg Surgical Res. 2018; 1: 1066. Link to paper.

Breum BM, Rud B, Kirkegaard T, Nordentoft T. Accuracy of abdominal auscultation for bowel obstruction. World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Sep 14;21(34):10018-24. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566372/

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