The role of nasogastric tube after elective abdominal surgery

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 241-244

  Koukouras, D ^a,b   Mastronikolis, N S ^a   Tzoracoleftherakis, E ^a   Angelopoulou, E ^a   Kalfarentzos, F ^a   Androulakis, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Elective abdominal surgery; Nasogastric tube

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0035405347     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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