… demonstrated mildly prominent loops of proximal small bowel with few scattered air-fluid levels. According to the reading, there was … expired from cardiopulmonary arrest and total small bowel necrosis due to malrotation and volvulus. A radiologist was sought …
BOWEL NECROSIS EXPERT WITNESS CASE STUDIES
… point X-rays indicated that there was an early partial bowel obstruction. The patient was taken back to the emergency room and had to … for additional CT scans. Additional CT scans showed a bowel obstruction, and what appeared to be a swirl pattern of the interior …
… a series of testing that indicated the formation of a bowel obstruction, the patient was admitted to the hospital. Her condition … was discovered that a significant portion of the patient’s bowel was necrotic due to a lack of blood flow caused by the bowel obstruction, …
… the hospital where she was admitted for a suspected small bowel obstruction. After being closely followed and treated conservatively with … decision was made to discharge the patient after she had a bowel movement. No scans or confirmatory tests were performed upon discharge. …
… viscera and subsequently sustained a significant amount of bowel necrosis by the time she finally went to surgery. The patient could not be …
… viscera and subsequently sustained a significant amount of bowel necrosis. The patient could not be weaned off of the ventilator …
… viscera and subsequently sustained a significant amount of bowel necrosis. The patient could not be weaned off the ventilator post operatively …
… revealed progressive and extensive full-thickness necrosis of the duodenum, near complete ischemia of the liver with portal vein …
… notes do not indicate that a running of the bowel was performed. The intra-operative notes further indicate a laceration of … for resection of the bowel. The surgeon identified bowel necrosis, fibrinous exudate on much of the bowel and identified a perforation. …