title: Ileus development in the trauma/surgical intensive care unit: a process improvement evaluation.
abstract: Ileus development has been associated with a wide range of complications among hospitalized patients, ranging from increased patient pain and discomfort to malnutrition, aspiration, delayed rehabilitation, and sepsis. This article examines factors that appeared to correlate with an increase in ileus development among patients in a trauma/surgical intensive care unit, with the goal of preventing the condition through nursing practice changes.
authors.affiliation: Bayfront Medical Center, 228 Sunlit Cove Dr NE, St Petersburg, FL 33702, USA. mrzyph@aim.com
authors.forename: Marcy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Phipps
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buhrow
authors.forename: Mary B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Tittle
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Julianne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harcombe
authors.forename: Evanthia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Riddle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors