ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2019
Colon Myoelectric Activity Measured After Open Abdominal Surgery with a Noninvasive Wireless Patch System Predicts Time to First Flatus.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preoperative carbohydrate loading in elective colorectal surgery: postoperative complications and outcomes, a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Pooled it
- Abdominal massage to prevent ileus after colorectal surgery. A single-center, prospective, randomized clinical trial: the MATRAC Trial.Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Trial
- Beyond the Snapshot: Overcoming GES Limitations to Characterize Gastric Phenotypes and Therapeutic Responses Using a 6-Day Ambulatory Wearable Monitor.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Article
- Perioperative Gastrointestinal Myoelectric Activity Measurement Using Wireless External Patches.The Journal of surgical research · 2024Article
- Validation of body surface colonic mapping (BSCM) against high resolution colonic manometry for evaluation of colonic motility.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Pilot Validation of a New Wireless Patch System as an Ambulatory, Noninvasive Tool That Measures Gut Myoelectrical Signals: Physiologic and Disease Correlations.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Article
- Cutaneous Patches to Monitor Myoelectric Activity of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Postoperative Pediatric Patients.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPassage of flatus after abdominal surgery signals resolution of physiological postoperative ileus (POI) and often, particularly after complex open surgeries, serves as the trigger to initiate oral feeding. To date, there is no objective tool that can predict time to flatus allowing for timely feeding and optimizing recovery. In an open, prospective study, we examine the use of a noninvasive wireless patch system that measures electrical activity from gastrointestinal smooth muscles in predicting time to first flatus.
methodsEighteen patients who underwent open abdominal surgery at El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA, were consented and studied. Immediately following surgery, wireless patches were placed on the patients' anterior abdomen. Colonic frequency peaks in the spectra were identified in select time intervals and the area under the curve of each peak times its duration was summed to calculate cumulative myoelectrical activity.
resultsPatients with early flatus had stronger early colonic activity than patients with late flatus. At 36 h post-surgery, a linear fit of time to flatus vs cumulative colonic myoelectrical activity predicted first flatus as much as 5 days (± 22 h) before occurrence.
conclusionsIn this open, prospective pilot study, noninvasive measurement of colon activity after open abdominal surgery was feasible and predictive of time to first flatus. Interventions such as feeding can potentially be optimized based on this prediction, potentially improving outcomes, decreasing length of stay, and lowering costs.
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