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Postoperative Ileus

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One of the most disheartening situations in abdominal surgery is having a patient who, after initially appearing to be doing well, develops abdominal distension and vomiting and requires intravenous fluids or parenteral nutrition. The resulting postoperative ileus may last for days to weeks and is a form of intestinal failure. Some surgeons suggest that they do not see this problem while others recognise this is the most common complication following abdominal surgery.

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Bissett, I., Lobo, D.N. (2023). Postoperative Ileus. In: Nightingale, J.M. (eds) Intestinal Failure. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22265-8_4

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