Nasogastric intubation causes gastroesophageal reflux in patients undergoing elective laparotomy

Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 788-791

  Manning, Brian J ^a   Winter, Desmond C ^a   McGreal, Gerald ^a   Kirwan, William O ^a   Redmond, H Paul ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; MANOMETRY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PH; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH INTUBATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034748609     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msy.2001.116029     Document Type: Article

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