Optimal treatment for severe neurogenic bowel dysfunction after chronic spinal cord injury: A decision analysis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1139-1150

  Furlan, J C ^a,b   Urbach, D R ^c,d   Fehlings, M G ^a,b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOSTOMY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALONE ANTEROGRADE CONTINENCE ENEMA; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROGENIC BOWEL DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35448972163     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5781     Document Type: Article

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