title: On a therapeutic target point for the non-operative treatment of intestinal obstruction.
abstract: The period necessary to obtain a 95% improvement level through non-operative treatment of simple obstruction of the small bowel was found to be about six days, based on a study of 29 patients selected from approximately 1,000 clinical cases of verified or suspected intestinal obstruction. An additional experimental study confirmed the case-screening criteria.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D013396:Suction; D013997:Time Factors