Clinical endpoint, early detection, and differential diagnosis of postoperative ileus: A systematic review of the literature

European Surgical Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 127-138

  Wu, Zhouqiao ^a   Boersema, Geesien S A ^a   Dereci, Adem ^a   Menon, Anand G ^b   Jeekel, Johannes ^a   Lange, Johan F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Havenziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Endpoint; Paralytic ileus; Postoperative ileus; Prediction

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBASE; FLATULENCE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE SOUND; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDLINE; NAUSEA; PARALYTIC ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOMITING; WEB OF SCIENCE; ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84928294868     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: 14219921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000369529     Document Type: Review

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