Why the study?
Is postoperative ileus associated with anastomotic leakage after colorectal resection?
Is postoperative ileus associated with anastomotic leakage after colorectal resection?
Postoperative ileus is strongly associated with a higher prevalence of anastomotic leakage and an increased inflammatory response after colorectal resection.
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POI was associated with higher AL risk after colorectal resection; hypothesis-generating for prevention trials before changing practice.
Peters et al. (2016) studied this question.
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