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Men and Those With a History of Smoking Are Associated With the Development of Postoperative Ileus Following Elective Colorectal Cancer Resection at a Private Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Introduction: A scarcity of local published data on colorectal cancer (CRC) postoperative complications, including postoperative ileus (POI), exists. POI is a temporary gastrointestinal (GI) state of absent or reduced gastric motility shown to increase patient morbidity, prolong length-of-stay (LOS)...

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Autores principales: Watkins, Estella L., Schellack, Natalie, Abraham, Veena, Bebington, Brendan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8239403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34211999
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2021.667124