Postoperative ileus following abdominal surgery carries a significant global financial burden, highlighting the need for preventive strategies to mitigate costs.
The global financial burden of postoperative ileus following abdominal surgery is significant. While further multicentre data using a uniform postoperative ileus definition would be useful, reducing the incidence and impact of postoperative ileus are a priority to mitigate healthcare-related costs, and improve patient outcomes.
Traeger et al. (Fri,) studied this question.