Comparison of 2 methods for postpyloric placement of enteral feeding tubes

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 357-360

  Lenart, Sylvia ^a   Polissar, Nayak L ^b  

^a Overlake Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

^b Mountain Whisper Light Statistical Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ADULT; AERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYLORUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYLORUS;

EID: 0642313718     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2003.12.4.357     Document Type: Article

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