National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected small-bowel obstruction.

Guideline Title

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected small-bowel obstruction.

 

Bibliographic Source(s)

Small WC, Rose TA Jr, Rosen MP, Blake MA, Baker ME, Cash BD, Fidler JL, Greene FL, Jones B, Katz DS, Lalani T, Miller FH, Sudakoff GS, Tulchinsky M, Yee J, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected small-bowel obstruction. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2010. 6 p. [68 references]

 

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: 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]

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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National Guideline Clearinghouse ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected small-bowel obstruction.