An opioid antagonist for postoperative ileus

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 345, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 988-989

  Steinbrook, Richard A ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALVIMOPAN; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYDRATION; ILEUS; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH MOTILITY;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PIPERIDINES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0035960131     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200109273451309     Document Type: Editorial

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