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- Title
Postoperative ileus in an enhanced recovery pathway-a retrospective cohort study.
- Authors
Grass, Fabian; Slieker, Juliette; Jurt, Jonas; Kummer, Anne; Solà, Josep; Hahnloser, Dieter; Demartines, Nicolas; Hübner, Martin
- Abstract
Purpose: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols advocate no nasogastric tubes after colorectal surgery, but postoperative ileus (POI) remains a challenging clinical reality. The aim of this study was to assess incidence and risk factors of POI. Methods: This retrospective analysis included all consecutive colorectal surgical procedures since May 2011 until November 2014. Uni- and multivariate risk factors for POI were identified by multiple logistic regression and functional and surgical outcomes assessed. Results: The study cohort consisted of 513 consecutive colorectal ERAS patients. One hundred twenty-eight patients (24.7%) needed postoperative reinsertion of nasogastric tube at the 3.9 ± 2.9 postoperative day. Multivariate analysis retained the American Society of Anesthesiologists group 3-4 (odds ratio (OR) 1.3; 95% CI 1-1.8, p = 0.043) and duration of surgery of >3 h (OR 1.3; 95% CI 1-1.7, p = 0.047) as independent risk factors for POI. Minimally invasive surgery (OR 0.6; 95% CI 0.5-0.8, p ≤ 0.001) and overall compliance of >70% to the ERAS protocol (OR 0.7; 95% CI 0.6-1, p = 0.031) represented independent protective factors. POI was associated with respiratory (23 vs. 5%, p ≤ 0.001) and cardiovascular (16 vs. 3%, p ≤ 0.001) complications. Conclusions: POI was frequent in the present study. Overall compliance to the ERAS protocol and minimally invasive surgery helped to prevent POI, which was significantly correlated with medical complications.
- Subjects
BOWEL obstructions; POSTOPERATIVE care; RETROSPECTIVE studies; COHORT analysis; NASOENTERAL tubes
- Publication
International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2017, Vol 32, Issue 5, p675
- ISSN
0179-1958
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00384-017-2789-5