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Despite implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) and laparoscopic techniques, postoperative ileus (POI) remains frequent after colorectal surgery, impacting the patient, their recovery and health‐care resources. Presently there are… Click to show full abstract
Despite implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) and laparoscopic techniques, postoperative ileus (POI) remains frequent after colorectal surgery, impacting the patient, their recovery and health‐care resources. Presently there are no tests that reliably predict or enable early POI diagnosis. Volatile organic compounds (VC) are products of human and microbiota cellular metabolism and we hypothesised that a detectable alteration occurs in POI.
Keywords:
compound breath;
volatile organic;
organic compound;
perioperative volatile;
breath testing;
feasibility perioperative
Journal Title: Colorectal Disease
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Colorectal Disease
Year Published: 2019
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