Colon Myoelectric Activity Measured After Open Abdominal Surgery with a Noninvasive Wireless Patch System Predicts Time to First Flatus.
Anand NavalgundSteve AxelrodLindsay AxelrodShyamali SinghalKhoi TranPrithvi LeghaGeorge TriadafilopoulosPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2018)
In this open, prospective pilot study, noninvasive measurement of colon activity after open abdominal surgery was feasible and predictive of time to first flatus. Interventions such as feeding can potentially be optimized based on this prediction, potentially improving outcomes, decreasing length of stay, and lowering costs.
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