Extraluminal Free Fluid in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or whirling motion of the bowel contents. Look out for ischemia/infarction; may include wall thickening > 4mm, extraluminal free fluid between bowel loops, or aperistalsis.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 5 years ago
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