PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Michael D. Johnson
AU  - R. Matthew Walsh
TI  - Current therapies to shorten postoperative ileus
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.09051
DP  - 2009 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 641--648
VI  - 76
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/11/641.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/11/641.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2009 Nov 01; 76
AB  - Postoperative ileus delays hospital discharge, increases costs, and contributes to adverse outcomes. A variety of neural and chemical factors are involved. To shorten the duration of postoperative ileus, we may need to establish standard plans of care that favor earlier feeding, use of nasogastric tubes only on a selective basis, and prokinetic drugs as needed.