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Post-operative ileus in elderly patients
G MigliorePaolo AielloMassimiliano SparacelloRosalia PattiEmanuele PiconeGaetano Di Vitasubject
GerontologyPost operative ileusmedicine.medical_specialtyRehabilitationIleusbusiness.industryColorectal cancermedicine.medical_treatmentGeriatrics Gerontologylcsh:Geriatricsmedicine.diseaseSurgeryIntestinal motilitylcsh:RC952-954.6Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia GeneraleMeeting AbstractmedicineDefecationPostoperative deliriumGeriatrics and GerontologybusinessRight hemicolectomydescription
Materials and methods Data collected from 20 patients undergoing right hemicolectomy for right bowel cancer were evaluated. Patients included were divided in two groups of 10 subjects respectively, according their age. In the first group were allocated patients of age ≥ 70 years, whereas in the second group were included subjects of age ≤ 60 years. Patients affected by postoperative delirium or presenting complications that could altered the regain of intestinal motility were excluded. The time of first passage of flatus, the time of first defecation and the postoperative stay were evaluated.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-01 |