Residual Bowel App

What is it about?

Residual Bowel App is intended for useby Canadian healthcare professionals (primarily surgeons) to track bowel resections and anomalies to provide an estimate of the bowel remaining. It functions as a measuring device for this data which experienced medical professionals can use, in combination with published medical research, as part of their decision-making process.Capture resection data: •Record the length of each resected piece or anomaly manually or using the live augmented reality environment.Create a patient report, including:•Patient data (age, height, weight)•Resection data •Calculations of the total resected amounts •Estimated remaining small bowel and colonEstimated remaining intestinal length is calculated based on calculations adapted from the study entitled, “Establishing norms for intestinal length in children”. Struijs M-C, Diamond I, de Silva N, Wales P. Journal of Pediatric Surgery2009;44:933-938.The app generates a PDF of the data and calculations, which can be emailed for inclusion in patient records.This app is not a replacement for medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional before making any medical decisions.