RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Current therapies to shorten postoperative ileus
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 641
OP 648
DO 10.3949/ccjm.76a.09051
VO 76
IS 11
A1 Michael D. Johnson
A1 R. Matthew Walsh
YR 2009
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/11/641.abstract
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.