Hospital utilization and disposition among patients with malignant bowel obstruction: a population-based comparison of surgical to medical management

BACKGROUND: Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is often a terminal event in end-stage cancer patients. The decision to intervene surgically is complex, given the risk of harm in patients with a limited lifespan. Therefore, we sought to compare clinically meaningful outcomes in MBO patients treated wi...

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Autores principales: Bateni, Sarah B., Gingrich, Alicia A., Stewart, Susan L., Meyers, Frederick J., Bold, Richard J., Canter, Robert J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6258444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30477454
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-5108-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6258444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30477454
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-5108-9

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