Key result
Prolonged primary paralytic postoperative ileus develops in 19-25% of patients following major intestinal surgery.
This review discusses the pathogenesis and therapeutic targets of postoperative ileus, a common gastrointestinal motility disorder following abdominal surgery.
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High incidence signals need for vigilant postoperative monitoring; leaves open targeted therapies pending further trials.
Rychter et al. (2013) conducted a review in Postoperative ileus. Prolonged primary paralytic postoperative ileus develops in 19-25% of patients following major intestinal surgery.
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