Laxation of critically ill patients with lactulose or polyethylene glycol: A two-center randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2726-2731

  Van Der Spoel, Johan I ^a   Oudemans Van Straaten, Heleen M ^a   Kuiper, Michael A ^b   Van Roon, Eric N ^b   Zandstra, Durk F ^a   Van Der Voort, Peter H J ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constipation; Critical illness related colonic ileus; Critically ill; Lactulose; Laxatives; Macrogol; Ogilvie's syndrome; Polyethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; MACROGOL; MORPHINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEFECATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OGILVIE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36448976955     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000287526.08794.29     Document Type: Article

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