EPICC Perioperative GI management Preface Introduction Perioperative GI symptoms and syndromes in the ICU Nonspecific symptoms and syndromes Specific surgery related problems Identification of patients at risk for postoperative GI complications Patient related factors Type of surgery Monitoring of GI function Daily clinical use Options used mainly in research Perioperative management of GI dysfunction Preoperative measures Intraoperative measures Postoperative measures Nutrition hierarchy Summary Practical questions Does my patient need a nasogastric tube What if my patient does not have bowel sounds How to prepare for an abdominal CT scan in case of passage problems in an ICU patient EPICC Perioperative GI management Perioperative GI management Table of contents: Preface Introduction Perioperative GI symptoms and syndromes in the ICU Nonspecific symptoms and syndromes Specific surgery related problems Identification of patients at risk for postoperative GI complications Patient related factors Type of surgery Monitoring of GI function Daily clinical use Options used mainly in research Perioperative management of GI dysfunction Preoperative measures Intraoperative measures Postoperative measures Nutrition hierarchy Summary Practical questions Does my patient need a nasogastric tube What if my patient does not have bowel sounds How to prepare for an abdominal CT scan in case of passage problems in an ICU patient EPICC Perioperative GI management Preface Introduction Perioperative GI symptoms and syndromes in the ICU Nonspecific symptoms and syndromes Specific surgery related problems Identification of patients at risk for postoperative GI complications Patient related factors Type of surgery Monitoring of GI function Daily clinical use Options used mainly in research Perioperative management of GI dysfunction Preoperative measures Intraoperative measures Postoperative measures Nutrition hierarchy Summary Practical questions Does my patient need a nasogastric tube What if my patient does not have bowel sounds How to prepare for an abdominal CT scan in case of passage problems in an ICU patient EPICC Perioperative GI management
