**9.1 Factors that contribute to prolonged postoperative ileus**

	- Sepsis
	- Collagen vascular diseases
	- Amyloidosis
	- Diabetes mellitus
	- Thyroid disease
	- Peritonitis
	- Ischemic bowel disease
	- Electrolyte disturbances (e.g., hypokalemia)


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#### **Table 5.**

*Antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of bacterial endocarditis in trauma patients.*

	- Open surgical procedure
	- Type of anesthesia
	- Opiates (e.g., morphine, codeine)
	- Opioids (e.g., fentanyl, pethidine, tramadol)
	- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., diclofenac, naproxen)
	- Phenytoin

◦ Anticholinergic agents (e.g., trihexyphenidyl, benztropine, amantadine)
