Prevention of paralytic ileus utilizing alvimopan following spine surgery

Prevention of paralytic ileus utilizing alvimopan following spine surgery

Postoperative ileus affects a substantial proportion of patients undergoing elective spine surgery, especially in cases of spinal deformity correction and where an anterior lumbar approach is utilized. Though the first line of treatment for postoperative ileus is conservative management, recent adva...

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Main Authors: Kalpit N. Shah, Gregory Waryasz, J. Mason DePasse, Alan H. Daniels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2015-09-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
Subjects:
Spine surgery
ileus
post operative management
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/6087

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