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Episode 41 - Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (aka Ogilvie's Syndrome)
Trauma ICU Rounds
English - May 01, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBLife Sciences Science Education critical care intensive care trauma surgery acute care surgery emergency general surgery medical education foam Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Bowel obstructions may be due to mechanical or functional causes. Although acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO) falls into the latter category, we must ALWAYS rule out mechanical causes for massive distension of the colon.
In this episode, we make our way down the GI tract and discuss the pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnostic and therapeutic considerations for what Dr. Ogilvie coined "Large-intestine Colic" in 1948.