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Does a standard plan of care including earlier feeding, selective nasogastric tube use, and prokinetic drugs shorten the duration of postoperative ileus?
Does a standard plan of care including earlier feeding, selective nasogastric tube use, and prokinetic drugs shorten the duration of postoperative ileus?
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Establishing standard plans of care with early feeding, selective NG tube use, and prokinetics may shorten postoperative ileus.
Postoperative ileus delays hospital discharge, increases costs, and contributes to adverse outcomes. A variety of neural and chemical factors are involved. To shorten the duration of postoperative ileus, we may need to establish standard plans of care that favor earlier feeding, use of nasogastric tubes only on a selective basis, and prokinetic drugs as needed.
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