A meta-analysis of selective versus routine nasogastric decompression after elective laparotomy

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 221, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 469-478

  Cheatham, Michael L ^a   Chapman, William C ^a   Key, Steven P ^a   Sawyers, John L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VOMITING; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0029030307     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199505000-00004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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