Ileus classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akshun Kalia M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Overview
There is no specific system for classification of postoperative ileus. However, based on etiology, postoperative ileus may be classified into drug-induced ileus, ileus secondary to metabolic and electrolyte disturbances, and ileus due to some systemic disorders.
Classification
Classification
There is no specific system for classification of postoperative ileus. However, based on etiology, postoperative ileus may be classified into drug-induced ileus, ileus secondary to metabolic and electrolyte disturbances, and ileus due to some systemic disorders.[1][2]
| Postopertive ileus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drug-induced ileus | Ileus due to metabolic & electrolyte disturbances | ileus due to Systemic disorders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| •Opiates •Anticholinergics •Autonomic blockers •Psychotropic drugs •General anaesthesia | •Hypokalemia •Hyponatremia •Hypomagnesemia •Hypophosphatemia | •Diabetes •Hypoparathyroidism •Renal failure •Sepsis •Pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
References
- ↑ Lord, Reginald V. N.; Sillin, Lelan F. (2010). “Motility Disorders of the Small Bowel”: 17–26. doi:10.1007/978-1-84996-372-5_2.
- ↑ Baig MK, Wexner SD (2004). “Postoperative ileus: a review”. Dis. Colon Rectum. 47 (4): 516–26. doi:10.1007/s10350-003-0067-9. PMID 14978625.
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