Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a prophylactic and treatment against ileus and recurrent intestinal obstruction soon after surgery to relieve adhesive intestinal obstruction

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 8 PART2, 2008, Pages

  Ambiru, Satoshi ^a,b   Furuyama, Nobuaki ^a   Kimura, Fumio ^b   Shimizu, Hiroaki ^b   Yoshidome, Hiroyuki ^b   Miyazaki, Masaru ^b   Shimada, Hideaki ^b   Ochiai, Takenori ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesive intestinal obstruction; Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; Postoperative paralytic ileus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PARALYTIC ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 48549095224     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05023.x     Document Type: Article

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