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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Prevalence== | |||
Ileus is most commonly seen in patients undergoing surgical treatment. Ileus is a very common complication in the postoperative setting and often considered a normal sequelae of surgery. | |||
*It is estimated that that around 10 percent of the people undergoing surgical procedures develop ileus lasting more than a single day. | |||
*In United states, approximately 2.7 million of patients developed postoperative ileus lasting more than 1 day. | |||
===Incidence=== | |||
Ileus is most commonly seen in patients undergoing surgical treatment. | |||
*The incidence of ileus in patients undergoing laparotomy is approximately 9000 per 100,000 cases worldwide. | |||
*The incidence of ileus in patients undergoing thoracic procedures is approximately 1400 per 100,000 cases worldwide. | |||
*The incidence of ileus in patients undergoing orthopaedic procedures is approximately 1500 per 100,000 cases worldwide. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Epidemiology and Demographics
=Prevalence
Ileus is most commonly seen in patients undergoing surgical treatment. Ileus is a very common complication in the postoperative setting and often considered a normal sequelae of surgery.
- It is estimated that that around 10 percent of the people undergoing surgical procedures develop ileus lasting more than a single day.
- In United states, approximately 2.7 million of patients developed postoperative ileus lasting more than 1 day.
Incidence
Ileus is most commonly seen in patients undergoing surgical treatment.
- The incidence of ileus in patients undergoing laparotomy is approximately 9000 per 100,000 cases worldwide.
- The incidence of ileus in patients undergoing thoracic procedures is approximately 1400 per 100,000 cases worldwide.
- The incidence of ileus in patients undergoing orthopaedic procedures is approximately 1500 per 100,000 cases worldwide.