Impact of surgery and complications on GI recovery after SBO: Insights from the SnapSBO cohort - PubMed
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- #Small bowel obstruction
- #Patient-reported outcomes
- #Gastrointestinal recovery
- Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical emergency with prolonged recovery.
- The PRO-diGI tool assesses patient-reported outcomes on appetite, nausea, bowel function, well-being, and overall GI function.
- Surgical intervention was associated with improved nausea and overall GI function scores.
- Complications were linked to worse nausea, well-being, and overall GI function.
- Previous nonoperative SBO episodes were associated with reduced appetite scores.
- Laparoscopic adhesiolysis showed superior appetite and overall function scores in the adhesion PSM cohort.
- Surgical treatment without complications improved patient-reported GI recovery.
- PRO-diGI is a feasible and discriminatory patient-centered outcome measure.