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Title
Postoperative ileus: a preventable event.
Authors
Holte, K; Kehlet, H
Abstract
Postoperative ileus has traditionally been accepted as a normal response to tissue injury. No data support any beneficial effect of ileus and indeed it may contribute to delayed recovery and prolonged hospital stay. Efforts should, therefore, be made to reduce such ileus.
Publication
The British journal of surgery, 2000, Vol 87, Issue 11, p1480