Review of the pathophysiology and management of postoperative ileus

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1382-1391

  Mattei, Peter ^a   Rombeau, John L ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; KETOROLAC; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PROKINETIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MANAGEMENT; NUTRITION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; CHILD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748858697     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-0613-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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