Key result
Abdominal surgery linked to ~12% post-operative ileus incidence, driven by high BMI and cardiac disease.
Why the study?
Post-operative ileus is a common surgical complication with an unclear exact pathophysiology, prompting an assessment of its associated risk factors, rapid diagnostic techniques, management strategies, and patient progress.
What are the risk factors associated with post-operative ileus following abdominal surgery?
Observational (n=499)
Yes
What are the risk factors associated with post-operative ileus following abdominal surgery?
Identification of risk factors such as BMI>25, cardiac disease, and hypokalemia can help assess surgical risk and improve postoperative management to reduce paralytic ileus incidence.
May inform preoperative risk stratification; leaves open whether modifying factors reduces ileus incidence.
Background: Post-operative ileus is a surgical complication caused by impairment in the gastrointestinal motility with incidence range from 10 to 30%. The exact pathophysiology is not well understood although many authors suggested multifactorial relations that include surgical stress response electrolyte imbalances, and fluid overload. Objectives: to assess the risk factors associated with post-operative ileus, the technique of rapiddiagnosis and management strategies and the overall progress of the patient. Methods: a retrospective study was conducted from March 2019 to January 2020 on 499 patients who underwent abdominal surgery at two tertiary hospitals in the Taif city, Saudi Arabia. The data included baseline patient characteristics, history of previous surgeries, ASA classification, operative characteristics and postoperative outcomes and care patients received. Results: The findings showed that incidence of post-operative ileus was 12.4%. It was found that BMI>25, cardiac diseases, history of previous abdominal surgery, chemotherapy, decreased preoperative albumin levels, surgeries involving gastrointestinal are a postoperative hypokalemia, and increased hospital stay >3 days were found to be independent risk factors for post-operative ileus. Conclusion: Identification of risk factors of paralytic ileus before surgery not only helps to assess the surgical risk, but also helps in improving the postoperative management. This will in turn reduce the incidence of post-operative ileus.
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Abdelrahman et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Post-operative ileus (n=499). Abdominal surgery was evaluated on Incidence of post-operative ileus. Abdominal surgery was associated with a 12.4% incidence of post-operative ileus, with BMI>25, cardiac disease, previous surgery, and hypokalemia identified as independent risk factors.
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