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What is Intestinal pseudo-obstruction?
- What is Intestinal pseudo-obstruction?
- Types of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
- Other names for Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
- How serious is Intestinal pseudo-obstruction?
- What causes Intestinal pseudo-obstruction?
- Organs Affected by Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
- How is it treated?
- Society issues for Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
- Introduction: Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
What is Intestinal pseudo-obstruction?
- Intestinal pseudo-obstruction: A digestive disorder where the intestines are unable to contract normally and push food through the digestive system. This results in symptoms similar to an obstruction and hence the name pseudo-obstruction. The walls of the affected gastrointestinal tract becomes thin and the muscles that control its motion start to degenerate.
Name and Aliases of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Main name of condition: Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Other names or spellings for Intestinal pseudo-obstruction:false blockage, hypomotility disorder, pseudointestinal obstruction syndrome, Hollow visceral myopathy
Types of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction:
Parent types of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction:
Digestive Diseases, Bowel conditions, Colon conditions
Organs Affected by Intestinal pseudo-obstruction:
How serious is Intestinal pseudo-obstruction?
Complications of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction:
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complications of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
What causes Intestinal pseudo-obstruction?
Causes of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction:
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causes of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
How is it treated?
Treatments for Intestinal pseudo-obstruction:
see treatments for Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Society issues for Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Hospitalization statistics for Intestinal pseudo-obstruction:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Intestinal pseudo-obstruction:
- 0.198% (25,280) of hospital consultant episodes were for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 75% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 46% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 54% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 84% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 11.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 63 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 29% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 39% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 5% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.39% (206,590) of hospital bed days were for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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