title: [Diagnostic procedure in postoperative complications].
abstract: 17% of postoperative ICU patients develop postoperative complications. In 84% of cases, complications are related to surgery, in 16% they are not. The main postoperative surgical complications are abdominal sepsis (65%), postoperative bleeding (25%), and bowel obstruction (7%). Therefore, the primary objective of postoperative investigations must be to check the sites of operation. Bedside procedures are examination of drainage fluid, sonography, endoscopy, and X-ray (gastrografin swallow). The diagnostic value of these procedures is 80%. Other diagnostic procedures include CT, angiography, and diagnostic laparatomy.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik TU München Klinikum rechts der Isar, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Siewert
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Diagnostisches Vorgehen bei postoperativen Komplikationen.