Gastrointestinal tract recovery in patients undergoing bowel resection: Results of a randomized trial of alvimopan and placebo with a standardized accelerated postoperative care pathway

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1098-1105

  Ludwig, Kirk ^a,f   Enker, Warren E ^b   Delaney, Conor P ^c   Wolff, Bruce G ^d   Du, Wei ^e   Fort, John G ^e   Cherubini, Maryann ^e   Cucinotta, James ^e   Techner, Lee ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e ADOLOR CORPORATION   (United States)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALVIMOPAN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; ILEUS; INSOMNIA; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NAUSEA; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE VOLUME; VOMITING;

ADULT; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; ILEUS; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERIDINES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56549100673     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.143.11.1098     Document Type: Article

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