A patient (day 5 after left hemicolectomy) was admitted to the ICU for aspiration pneumonia. The abdomen is bloated and diffusely sensitive. Auscultation reveals silent high-pitched bowel sounds.
You perform the abdominal sonography:
A patient (day 5 after left hemicolectomy) was admitted to the ICU for aspiration pneumonia. The abdomen is bloated and diffusely sensitive. Auscultation reveals silent high-pitched bowel sounds.
You perform the abdominal sonography: