Why the study?
Postoperative ileus is a common complication after colon and rectal surgery that increases morbidity, cost, and length of stay, but data on strategies to mitigate it or shorten its duration remain mixed and inconclusive.
Minimally invasive surgery and multimodal pain regimens are effective in reducing postoperative ileus after colorectal surgery, though other interventions show mixed results.
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Minimally invasive approaches and multimodal regimens may reduce postoperative ileus; leaves open efficacy of chewing gum, alvimopan, and ERAS.
Harnsberger et al. (2019) studied this question.
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