Problems of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Anesthesia, the Perioperative Period, and Intensive Care

After a long period of neglect, the gastrointestinal tract is increasingly being recog­ nized as an important target of anesthetics and anesthesia-related processes, as well as of conditions and treatments related to peri- and postoperative period and inten­ sive care. Drugs used in anesthesia and intensive care and physiological or pathologi­ cal changes in the perioperative period affect the digestive system in its function from the pharynx to the colon. Prolonged postoperative ileus or stasis