Emergency admission of adults with acute constipation

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  • Highland HSCP
  • Secondary Care

Beware: constipation, a common symptom, but it sometimes heralds a surgical emergency.  

 

 

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Last reviewed: 27 October 2022

Next review: 31 October 2025

Author(s): Medicine for the Elderly & Department of General Surgery

Version: 1

Approved By: TAMSG of the ADTC

Reviewer Name(s): Duncan Gray, Associate Specialist, Medicine for the Elderly, Kenneth Walker, General Surgeon

Document Id: TAM534

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