Neostigmine for the treatment of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 137-141

  Ponec, Robert J ^a   Saunders, Michael D ^a   Kimmey, Michael B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DILATATION; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OGILVIE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVATION DISORDER; VOMITING;

EID: 0033565321     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199907153410301     Document Type: Article

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