ArticleAcute medicine & surgery
Perspectives on paralytic ileus.
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- Comparison of the effect of chewing gum with routine method on ileus after burns: a randomized clinical trial.BMC research notes · 2024Trial
- Editorial Comment to "Intraperitoneal Urine Exposure Does Not Elicit Peritoneal Inflammation or Gastrointestinal Dysmotility: A Histopathological and Functional Study in Rats".International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2026Article
- Uremic Paralytic Ileus in a 70 Years Old Female: A Diagnostic Dilemma.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Biomarkers and immunomodulatory effect of erythropoietin in postoperative ileus.BMC research notes · 2026Article
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- Global burden of paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction in young and middle-aged adults (15-49 years): a systematic analysis from global burden of disease study 2021.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
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- A Sting Beyond the Skin: Jellyfish Envenomation Presenting With Paralytic Ileus and Acute Urinary Retention.Cureus · 2025Article
- Assessment of intestinal obstruction: Clinical presentation, pathological findings and management.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Postburn Abdominal Pain of Gastrointestinal Origin: A Scoping Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Paralytic Ileus: A drug-target Mendelian Randomization Study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Genetic ablation ofLife science alliance · 2024Article
- Paralytic Ileus as the Initial Presentation of Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A Rare Case Report.International medical case reports journal · 2024Article
- A forecasting method of postoperative intestinal paralysis and its timely resolution.Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2023Article
- Complications and outcomes of hospitalizations for patients with and without Parkinson disease.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- Factors associated with gastrointestinal dysmotility in critically ill patients.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2023Article
- Multiple electrolyte derangements among perioperative women with obstructed labour in eastern Uganda: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- A standardized postoperative bowel regimen protocol after spine surgery.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Silent Bowels From a Silent Bite: A Rare Case of Paralytic Ileus Complicating Plasmodium falciparum Infection.Cureus · 2023Article
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Abstract
Paralytic ileus is the condition where the motor activity of the bowel is impaired, usually not associated with a mechanical cause. Although the condition may be self-limiting, it is serious and if prolonged and untreated will result in death in much the same way as in acute mechanical obstruction. Management of paralytic ileus depends on the knowledge of the most likely cause and the perceived chance of resolution without operation. Postoperative ileus is the single largest factor influencing length of hospital stay after bowel resection, and has great implications for patients and resource utilization. Early diagnosis and correct management is essential in reducing complications. This article briefly outlined the plausible pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical implications of paralytic ileus.
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