Common clinical conditions associated with Ogilvie's syndrome

Category	Examples
Medications	Opioids, anti-cholinergics, alpha-2-adrenergic agonists, anti-psychotics, Ca⁺⁺ channel blockers, cytotoxics, dopaminergics, epidural anesthesia
Trauma and orthopedic surgery	Fractures, hip and spine surgery
Obstetric and gynecological	Pelvic surgery especially involving spinal anesthesia; cesarian section; vaginal (normal or instrumental) delivery
Cardiothoracic surgery or disease	Cardiac surgery including transplantation; myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia
Neurological diseases	Parkinsonism, stroke, dementia
Retroperitoneal diseases	Malignancy, hemorrhage
Metabolic imbalance	K⁺, Ca⁺⁺, Mg⁺⁺ imbalance; hypothyrodism
Infection	Herpes zoster

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