2024
DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001324
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Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery

Klara Schwarzova,
Sameer Damle,
Frank William Sellke
et al.

Abstract: Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery are relatively rare entities but carry a high mortality. We identified over 70 articles written since 2010 using the PubMed database. We included 40 in our review. The most common complications include paralytic ileus, gastrointestinal bleeding, and bowel ischemia. Patients who undergo cardiac procedures are at risk for poor perfusion of the gastrointestinal tract and, thus, at risk for resulting complications. Risk factors for these complications include pe… Show more

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