Risk Factors for Prolonged Postoperative Ileus After Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Autor: Thomas Golda, Mónica Millán, Ricardo Frago, Sebastiano Biondo, Domenico Fraccalvieri, Esther Kreisler
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: World Journal of Surgery. 36:179-185
ISSN: 1432-2323
0364-2313
Popis: The aim of this study was to analyze factors contributing to prolonged postoperative ileus (POI) after elective bowel resection in patients with colorectal cancer. This was a retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database of patients operated on for colorectal cancer during 2006–2009. Patients with abdominal procedures and bowel resection without anastomotic leakage were included. Prolonged POI was defined as no flatus by postoperative day (POD) 6, with or without intolerance to oral intake by POD 6. Variables studied included demographics, prior medical conditions, details of the surgical procedure, and hospital stay. A total of 773 patients met the inclusion criteria. POI occurred in 15.9%. The mean hospital stay was 11 days without POI and 20 days for POI patients (P
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