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Reevaluating Bowel Sound Auscultation in ICU by andi is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This review article summarizes the evidence on the accuracy and clinical utility of auscultating bowel sounds in ICU patients with ileus. The review found that the inter-observer agreement for characterizing bowel sounds was moderate, and the intra-observer reliability was low. Sensitivity and positive predictive values for using bowel sounds to diagnose normal, obstructed, or postoperative ileus were low, ranging from 22-44%. The review concludes that auscultation of bowel sounds is not useful for clinical

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