Peer review report 1 on “Emergency department CT scan findings do not predict outcome of nonoperative management in small bowel obstruction”

International Journal of Surgery 25 Supplement 1 (2016) S89

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Peer review report 1 on “Emergency department CT scan findings do not predict outcome of nonoperative management in small bowel obstruction” 1. Original submission

author has touched a relevant issue and presented it in a methodical manner.

1.1. Recommendation Accept 1.2. Comments to the author It is a very crucial study in an era where CT scanning for abdominal pathology is a norm. CT scanning can be avoided in a great number of cases to prevent radiation induced complications. The

DOI of published article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.01.033. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.01.057 1743-9191

Tani Fasih, MBBS FRCS, Consultant Surgeon Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, General Surgery, 3 Charleswood, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5LZ, UK E-mail addresses: [email protected], [email protected]. Available online xxx