Prevention of urinary retention after general surgery: A controlled trial of carbachol/diazepam versus alfusozine

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 234-236

  Burger, Desiree H C ^a   Kappetein, A Pieter ^a   Boutkan, Herman ^a   Breslau, Paul J ^a,b  

^a Red Cross Hospital Den Haag   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Surgery ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; CARBACHOL; DIAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0030756618     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(01)00921-8     Document Type: Article

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