Prospective controlled randomized trial on prevention of postoperative abdominal adhesions by Icodextrin 4% solution after laparotomic operation for small bowel obstruction caused by adherences [POPA study: Prevention of Postoperative Adhesions on behalf of the World Society of Emergency Surgery]

Trials

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Catena, Fausto ^a   Ansaloni, Luca ^a   Lauro, Augusto ^a   Ercolani, Giorgio ^a   D'Alessandro, Luigi ^a   Pinna, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADEPT (DRUG); ICODEXTRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL ADHESION; ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 60649096695     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-9-74     Document Type: Article

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