Nursing · Postoperative Complications
A 45-year-old patient who underwent an exploratory laparotomy five days ago presents with abdominal pain, a distended abdomen, absence of flatus, and absent bowel sounds. These findings strongly indicate which complication?
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- 1Paralytic ileus✓
- 2Acute peritonitis
- 3Wound dehiscence
- 4Surgical site infection
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Paralytic ileus
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