Systematic review of prophylactic nasogastric decompression after abdominal operations

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 673-680

  Nelson, R ^a   Tse, B ^a   Edwards, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG USE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LUNG COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; STOMACH INTUBATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMEN; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FLATULENCE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20844458936     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5090     Document Type: Review

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