Cost-effectiveness of transanal irrigation versus conservative bowel management for spinal cord injury patients

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-143

  Christensen, P ^a   Andreasen, J ^b   Ehlers, L ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Coloplast A/S ^*  (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Constipation; Cost effectiveness; Fecal incontinence; Neurogenic bowel dysfunction; Spinal cord injury; Transanal irrigation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE FUNCTION DISORDER; INTESTINE LAVAGE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROGENIC BOWEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59749086216     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.98     Document Type: Article

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