Purpose Acute gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction and failure have been increasingly
recognized in critically ill patients. The variety of definitions proposed in the past has led to …

With the invention of the electronic stethoscope and other similar recording and data logging
devices, acoustic signal processing concepts and methods can now be applied to bowel …

This paper reviews the applications of accelerometers on the detection of physiological
acoustic signals such as heart sounds, respiratory sounds, and gastrointestinal sounds …

Background: Since acute abdomen requires accurate diagnosis and treatment within a
particular time limit to prevent mortality, the Japanese Society for Abdominal Emergency …

Especially written for qualified nurses working in intensive care units, this comprehensive
text has been developed to be as accessible as possible. This fourth edition has been …

Background & aims While feeding intolerance (FI) is clinically important in the critically ill it is
inconsistently defined. By evaluating definitions of FI based on relationships between …

Production of bowel sounds, established in the 1900s, has limited application in existing
patient-care regimes and diagnostic modalities. We review the physiology of bowel sound …

Introduction Although the auscultation of bowel sounds is considered an essential
component of an adequate physical examination, its clinical value remains largely unstudied …

Conventional methods of intestinal inspection play an essential role in the assessment of
bowel diseases and other relevant health issues, yet fail to obtain intestinal conditions in …

Bowel sounds (BSs) have important clinical value in the auxiliary diagnosis of digestive
diseases, but due to the inconvenience of long-term monitoring and too much interference …