Behind the knife

Your patient just had abdominal surgery and now their bowel just won't wake up. A classic and frustrating reason for prolonged hospital course! We do all sorts of things to try to get that gut working again faster. What works and what does not work?
Review the Paralytic Ileus SCORE Module for a refresher on the background, workup, and treatment of ileus: https://surgicalcore.org/modulecontent.aspx?id=167603 Presented by: Austin D. Williams, MD MSEd; General Surgery Resident; Lankenau Medical Center Are you trying to MATCH into your dream surgery program, DOMINATE the ABSITE, or continue HONING your surgical MASTERY? SUBSCRIBE to our channel to keep up to date with the latest surgical knowledge! Check us out on the Web: https://behindtheknife.org https://www.facs.org/member-services/ras Subscribe to the podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-knife-the-surgery-podcast/id980990143 https://open.spotify.com/show/2yHr0A4N7NJk4NoTcNd1z7 Follow us on Twitter! @BehindTheKnife https://twitter.com/behindtheknife?lang=en Follow us on Instagram! @behindtheknife_surgerypodcast https://www.instagram.com/behindtheknife_surgerypodcast/ Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/behindtheknife/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "How to Do a Central Line (Central Venous Catheter) - Behind the Knife - Bedside Procedures Episode 2 " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgQbQSBYeQU -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-