Doctors are in a very difficult position. We have absolute accountability, combined with minimal authority.

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Identify SBO at bedside (curvilinear probe): - 3+ fluid-filled loops of bowel w/ >2.5 cm diameter - "To-and-Fro" movement of bowel content/ decreased/ absent peristalsis - Thickened bowel wall > 3mm - Free fluid between loops of bowel (higher grade obstruction, poorer prognosis)

EDs in every province are inundated and struggling. ED overcrowding coupled with rural ED closures everywhere… Where’s the federal coordination and the provincial plans? cmaj.ca/content/195/24…

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