Prospective, randomized, controlled trial between a pathway of controlled rehabilitation with early ambulation and diet and traditional postoperative care after laparotomy and intestinal resection

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 851-859

  Delaney, Conor P ^a   Zutshi, Massarat ^b   Senagore, Anthony J ^b   Remzi, Feza H ^b   Hammel, Jeffrey ^b   Fazio, Victor W ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Colon; Intestinal surgery; Laparotomy; Postoperative care; Quality of life; Randomized, controlled trial; Rectum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM RESECTION;

ADULT; AGED; COLECTOMY; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EARLY AMBULATION; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0038454597     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6672-4     Document Type: Article

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