Mechanisms and treatment of postoperative ileus

A Luckey, E Livingston, Y Taché - Archives of Surgery, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To review the pathogenesis and treatment of postoperative ileus. Data Sources
Data collected for this review were identified from a MEDLINE database search of the …

Postoperative ileus: a preventable event

K Holte, H Kehlet - British Journal of surgery, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Background Postoperative ileus has traditionally been accepted as a normal response to
tissue injury. No data support any beneficial effect of ileus and indeed it may contribute to …

Review of the pathophysiology and management of postoperative ileus

P Mattei, JL Rombeau - World journal of surgery, 2006 - Springer
Investigations in the pathophysiology and treatment of postoperative ileus continue to
evolve. Bowel rest is no longer a mandatory component of postoperative recovery …

Systemic prokinetic pharmacologic treatment for postoperative adynamic ileus following abdominal surgery in adults

U Traut, L Brügger, R Kunz… - Cochrane Database …, 2008 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Postoperative adynamic bowel atony interferes with recovery following
abdominal surgery. Prokinetic pharmacologic drugs are widely used to accelerate …

Postoperative ileus: progress towards effective management

K Holte, H Kehlet - Drugs, 2002 - Springer
The pathogenesis of postoperative ileus (PI) is multifactorial, and includes activation of
inhibitory reflexes, inflammatory mediators and opioids (endogenous and exogenous) …

Postoperative ileus: a review

MK Baig, SD Wexner - Diseases of the colon & rectum, 2004 - Springer
Purpose: Postoperatively, some patients experience a prolonged inhibition of coordinated
bowel activity, which causes accumulation of secretions and gas, resulting in nausea …

Standardized concept for the treatment of gastrointestinal dysmotility in critically ill patients—current status and future options

MK Herbert, P Holzer - Clinical Nutrition, 2008 - Elsevier
Inhibition of gastrointestinal motility is a major problem in critically ill patients. Motor stasis
gives rise to subsequent complications including intolerance to enteral feeding, enhanced …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of gastric cancer surgery with versus without nasogastric decompression

JH Lee, WJ Hyung, SH Noh - Yonsei medical journal, 2002 - synapse.koreamed.org
There is a widespread belief that nasogastric decompression in gastric cancer surgery
allows better surgical field and leads to the reduction of postoperative complications. The …

Does disorder of gastrointestinal motility affect food intake in the post-surgical patient?

TE Bowling - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 1994 - cambridge.org
Post-operative ileus (POI) is a predictable, self-terminating event which occurs after most
general anaesthetic procedures. Paralytic ileus, on the other hand, is unpredictable, and can …

[PDF][PDF] 快通道外科对促进术后肠麻痹恢复的影响

周济宏, 李幼生 - 2007 - jcmp.yzu.edu.cn
白快通道外科(fast track surgery) 通过联合应用多种措施使病人尽早出院,
但病人必须达到出院的条件, 如病人无疼痛, 能够自由活动并且经肠道饲予(肠内营养或口服) …