Doppler-guided intra-operative fluid management during major abdominal surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 466-470

  Walsh, S R ^a,b   Tang, T ^b   Bass, S ^b   Gaunt, M E ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FLUID BALANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 38849100268     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01516.x     Document Type: Review

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