ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected small-bowel obstruction - American College of Radiology

GUIDELINE TITLE
American College of Radiology
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected small-bowel obstruction.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCE(S)
Huprich JE, Rosen MP, Fidler JL, Gay SB, Grant TH, Greene FL, Lalani T, Miller FH, Rockey DC, Sudakoff GS, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected small-bowel obstruction. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 5 p. [46 references]

GUIDELINE STATUS
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Ros PR, Huprich JE, Bree RL, Foley WD, Gay SB, Glick SN, Heiken JP, Levine MS, Rosen MP, Shuman WP, Greene FL, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. Suspected small bowel obstruction. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 5 p. [43 references]

The appropriateness criteria are reviewed annually and updated by the panels as needed, depending on introduction of new and highly significant scientific evidence.

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