Journal article
Male sex, ostomy, infection, and intravenous fluids are associated with increased risk of postoperative ileus in elective colorectal surgery
Surgery, Vol.170(5), pp.1325-1330
11/01/2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.05.035
PMID: 34210525
Abstract
Background: Postoperative ileus is a common and costly complication after elective colorectal surgery. Effects of intravenous fluid administration remain controversial, and the effect of ostomy construction has not been fully evaluated. Various restrictive intravenous fluid protocols may adversely affect renal function. We aimed to investigate the impact of intestinal reconstruction and intravenous fluid on ileus and renal function after colorectal resection under an enhanced recovery protocol. Methods: A retrospective study of a prospectively maintained institutional database for a tertiary academic medical center following National Surgical Quality Improvement Program standards was reviewed, analyzing elective colorectal resections performed under enhanced recovery protocol from 2015 to 2018. Postoperative ileus was defined as nasogastric decompression, nil per os >3 days postoperatively, or nasogastric tube insertion. Patients with and without ileus were compared. Intravenous fluid and different anastomoses and ostomies were investigated. Acute kidney injury was a secondary outcome, due to the potential of renal damage with restriction of intravenous fluid volume during and after surgery and controversy in current literature in this matter. Results: Postoperative ileus occurred in 18.5% of patients (n = 464). Male sex (odds ratio 1.97, 95% confidence interval 1.12-3.52) and postoperative infection (odds ratio 2.13, 95% confidence interval 1.03-4.35) were associated with ileus. Compared to colorectal anastomosis, ileostomy/ileorectal anastomosis had the highest risk of ileus (odds ratio 4.9, 95% confidence interval 2.33-11.3), colostomy second highest (odds ratio 3.3, 95% confidence interval 1.35-8.39), while ileocolic anastomosis did not significantly differ (odds ratio 2.06, 95% confidence interval 0.69-5.85) on multivariate analysis. Each liter of intravenous fluid within the first 72 hours significantly correlated with postoperative ileus (odds ratio 1.41, 95% confidence interval 1.27-1.59). Rates of acute kidney injury did not differ (P = .18). Conclusion: Each additional liter of intravenous fluid given in the first 72 hours increased the risk of postoperative ileus 1.4-fold. There is substantially higher risk of ileus with male sex, infection, ileostomy/ ileorectal anastomosis, and colostomy. Judicious use of intravenous fluid, as described in our enhanced recovery protocol, is not detrimental for renal function in the setting of normal baseline. (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Male sex, ostomy, infection, and intravenous fluids are associated with increased risk of postoperative ileus in elective colorectal surgery
- Creators
- Kelsey E. Koch - University of IowaAmy Hahn - University of IowaAlexander Hart - University of IowaAmanda Kahl - University of IowaMary Charlton - University of IowaMuneera R. Kapadia - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJennifer E. Hrabe - University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsJohn W. Cromwell - University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsImran Hassan - University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsIrena Gribovskaja-Rupp - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Surgery, Vol.170(5), pp.1325-1330
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.surg.2021.05.035
- PMID
- 34210525
- ISSN
- 0039-6060
- eISSN
- 1532-7361
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- T32CA148062 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics; Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984322807502771
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