Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction Toolkit

In brief

Quality improvement toolkit for managing adhesive small bowel obstruction in pediatric patients. Compiles evidence-based and experiential approaches to optimize clinical pathways, provided as an educational resource without formal APSA endorsement.

• APSA Quality and Safety Committee provides a structured toolkit for implementing QI projects in adhesive small bowel obstruction management.
• Toolkit content includes both evidence-based and non-evidence-based approaches—users must critically evaluate applicability to their practice.
• Resource is designed for any clinician or team interested in standardizing or improving adhesive SBO care pathways.
• Approaches presented are not formally endorsed by APSA—local validation and adaptation are necessary before implementation.

Written by the GCMD Library team from the guideline.