title: Gut Motility Issues in Critical Illness.
abstract: Acute gastrointestinal injury (AGI) is common in critical illness and negatively affects outcome. A variety of definitions have been used to describe AGI, which has led to clinical confusion and hampered comparison of research studies across institutions. An international working group of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine was convened to standardize definitions for AGI and provide current evidence-based understanding of its pathophysiology and management. This disorder is associated with a wide variety of signs and symptoms and may be difficult to detect, therefore a high index of suspicion is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mercy Hospital St. Louis, Suite 4006B, St Louis, MO 63141, USA. Electronic address: Taylrw@mercy.net.
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D005060:Europe; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000628:therapy*; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans
keywords: Acute gastrointestinal injury; Gastrointestinal dysmotility; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Ileus; Intra-abdominal hypertension; Prevalence of acute gastrointestinal injury