A sprayable hydrogel adhesion barrier facilitates closure of defunctioning loop ileostomy: A randomized trial

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 956-960

  Tjandra, Joe J ^a   Chan, Miranda K Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adhesion barrier; Adhesion prevention; Closure of ileostomy; Hydrogel; Polyethylene glycol; Postoperative adhesion; SprayGel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; ILEOSTOMY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADHESIONS; ADHESIVES; ADULT; AEROSOLS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; ILEOSTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 44749093048     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9181-4     Document Type: Article

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