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Comment on \u3ci\u3eSmall Bowel Necrosis\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]

, 1996
Comment on the Article Small bowel necrosis associated with postoperative jejunal tube ...
Gervasio, Jane
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The Impact of Sham Feeding with Chewing Gum on Postoperative Ileus Following Colorectal Surgery: a Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2020
Background Chewing gum as a form of sham feeding is an inexpensive and well-tolerated means of promoting gastrointestinal motility following major abdominal surgery.
F. Roslan, A. Kushairi, Laura Cappuyns, P. Daliya, A. Adiamah   +4 more
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Outcomes of Alvimopan Use in Laparoscopic Intra-abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Review

INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2021
Background: Postoperative ileus is a transient cessation of bowel motility, occurring after bowel resection, characterized by abdominal distension and pain, nausea, vomiting, and an accumulation of gas/fluids in the bowel. It is associated with a greater
Aamir A. Kokan, Sahil Sheth, Katherine Rogers   +2 more
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Recent advances in minimally invasive colorectal cancer surgery [PDF]

, 2002
Laparoscopy has improved surgical treatment of various diseases due to its limited surgical trauma and has developed as an interesting therapeutic alternative for the resection of colorectal cancer.
Angele, M. K., Meyer, G., Rau, H. G., Schildberg, Friedrich Wilhelm, Wichmann, Mathias W.   +4 more
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Anesthesia Preoperative Clinic Referral for Elevated Hba1c Reduces Complication Rate in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is risk factor for complications after orthopedic surgery. Objectives: We tested the hypothesis that anesthesia preoperative clinic (APC) referral for elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) reduces complication rate ...
Breakwell, Susan, Kallio, Peter J., Nolan, Jenea, Olsen, Amy C., Pagel, Paul S., Topp, Richard   +5 more
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Clinical review: Can we predict which patients are at risk of complications following surgery? [PDF]

, 2013
There are a vast number of operations carried out every year, with a small proportion of patients being at highest risk of mortality and morbidity. There has been considerable work to try and identify these high-risk patients.
Hamilton, M, Shah, N
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The clinical and economical impact of postoperative ileus in patients undergoing colorectal surgery

Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 2020
Colorectal surgery is associated with postoperative ileus (POI). Despite its widespread manifestation, the influence of POI on recovery, quality of life (QoL), and costs is largely unknown.
E. Peters, Madhuri Pattamatta, B. Smeets, D. Brinkman, S. Evers, Wouter J. de Jonge, M. Hiligsmann, M. Luyer   +7 more
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Crohn's disease activity index and Vienna classification - Is it worthwhile to calculate before surgery? [PDF]

, 2006
Background: Crohn's disease (CD) patients with increased disease activity may reveal an increased risk for perioperative complications. The `Crohn's disease activity index' (CDAI) and the `Vienna classification' (VC) were developed for standardized ...
A. Beham, Best WR, Best WR, Dirks E, Friedman S, Goebell H, Greenstein AJ, H.J. Schlitt, Heimann TM, K.W. Jauch, Kiran RP, Lichtenstein GR, M. Rentsch, Mekhjian HS, Michelassi F, Murch SH, Otterson MF, Post S, Post S, Post S, Raab Y, Scholmerich J, Shepherd HA, Speranza V, Veloso FT, Wettergren A, Whelan G, Yamamoto T, Yamamoto T, Yamamoto T   +29 more
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Serum cytokine levels as markers of paralytic ileus following robotic radical prostatectomy at different pneumoperitoneum pressures

Current Urology, 2021
. Background:. To evaluate intraoperative and postoperative cytokines in patients who underwent robotic prostatectomy (RP) at a pressure of 12 or 15 mm Hg, and the risk of postoperative ileus. Materials and methods:.
Alexander Hampson, Nidhin Raj, Vidhya Lingamanaicker, Shori Thakur, Gowrie Mohan Shan, Venkat Prasad, Anwar Baydoun, Nikhil Vasdev   +7 more
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Relationships between serum electrolyte concentrations and ileus: A joint clinical and mathematical modeling study

Physiological Reports, 2021
Aim Prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) occurs in around 15% of patients after major abdominal surgery, posing a significant clinical and economic burden.
James A. Penfold, Cameron I. Wells, Peng Du, Anna Qian, Ryash Vather, Ian P. Bissett, Gregory O'Grady   +6 more
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