Clinical evaluation of a flexible fecal incontinence management system

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 384-393

  Padmanabhan, Anantha ^a,b,h   Stern, Mark ^c   Wishin, Judith ^d   Mangino, Mari ^e   Richey, Karen ^f   DeSane, Mary ^g  

^a Mt Carmel East Hospital   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Atlanta Academic Research Group   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Forum Health   (United States)

^f Arizona Burn Center   (United States)

^g JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; EVALUATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548559521     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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