The effect of stress-reducing, low-dose ethanol infusion on frequency of bleeding complications in long-term alcoholic patients undergoing major surgery

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 192-198

  Schoenfeld, Helge ^a   Von Heymann, Christian ^a   Lau, Alexandra ^a   Krocker, Doerte ^a   Neuner, Bruno ^a   Schink, Tania ^a   Schwenk, Wolfgang ^a   Spies, Claudia D ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL STRESS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TUMOR; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; INFUSION PUMP; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT TUMOR; STATISTICS;

ALCOHOLISM; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33947494978     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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