Is nasogastric tube decompression necessary after major abdominal surgery in children?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 982-985

  Dinsmore, John E ^a   Maxson, R Todd ^a   Johnson, Donna D ^a   Jackson, Richard J ^a   Wagner, Charles W ^a   Smith, Samuel D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Nasogastric tube; Postoperative care

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VOMITING; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0030790169     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90382-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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