Surgery-related ileus often heals within a few days of surgery, and paralytic ileus usually resolves once a person makes changes to their medication. However, individuals may require a stay in the ...

Doctors don’t understand the exact cause, but the intestine can be slow to go back to full function after general anesthesia and surgery, sometimes taking up to 72 hours. Paralytic ileus.

Ileus is a functional, non-mechanical inhibition of coordinated gastrointestinal activity that frequently occurs after abdominal surgery. The pathogenesis of this condition is multifactorial, with ...

Alvimopan, a peripherally acting µ-opioid receptor antagonist, is a novel agent for the treatment of postoperative ileus. It appears to decrease the duration of postoperative ileus and hence ...

Clinical experience of itopride in the treatment of postoperative ileus after surgery for GI malignancy. JCO 23 , 4249-4249 (2005). DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.4249 ...

Pharmacologic prevention and therapy of postoperative paralytic ileus after gastrointestinal cancer surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis, International Journal of Surgery, 110, 7, (4329 ...

Ileus is a functional, non-mechanical inhibition of propulsive bowel activity which can arise as a complication of a major abdominal surgery. Traditional strategies for management of ileus ...

However, the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and other nonopioid analgesics was allowed (used in 69% of subjects versus 4% of North American patients in the first 48 hours after surgery ...