Prophylactic nasogastric decompression after abdominal surgery

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Nelson, Rick ^a   Edwards, S ^b   Tse, B ^b  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Gases; Abdomen *surgery ; Flatulence physiopathology ; Intubation, gastrointestinal adverse effects; *methods ; Postoperative complications *prevention control ; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANASTOMOSIS; ATELECTASIS; CANCER SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DECOMPRESSION; DUODENUM; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FLATULENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNCTION; STOMACH SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 40049097306     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004929.pub3     Document Type: Review

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