Gut dysfunction in critically ill patients: A review of the literature

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 204-209

  Stechmiller, Joyce K ^a   Treloar, Donna ^a   Allen, Nancy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; ISCHEMIA; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; VASCULARIZATION;

BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; ISCHEMIA; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; SEPSIS;

EID: 0031135082     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1997.6.3.204     Document Type: Article

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