Erythromycin and position facilitated placement of postpyloric feeding tubes in burned patients

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 578-580

  Komenaka, I K ^a   Giffard, K ^a   Miller, J ^a   Schein, M ^a  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteral feeding; Erythromycin; Jejunal tube placement; Transpyloric feeding tube

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PROKINETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PYLORUS; STOMACH EMPTYING; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ERYTHROMYCIN; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE;

EID: 0034501981     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000051965     Document Type: Article

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