Electro-acupuncture to prevent prolonged postoperative ileus: A randomized clinical trial

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 104-111

  Meng, Zhi Qiang ^a,c   Garcia, M Kay ^b   Chiang, Joseph S ^b   Peng, Hui Ting ^a   Shi, Ying Qiang ^a,c   Fu, Jie ^a,c   Liu, Lu Ming ^a,c   Liao, Zhong Xing ^b   Zhang, Ying ^a,c   Bei, Wen Ying ^a,c   Thornton, Bob ^b   Palmer, J Lynn ^b   McQuade, Jennifer ^b   Cohen, Lorenzo ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Gastrointestinal disorders; Gastrointestinal motility; Gastrointestinal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; ILEUS; INSOMNIA; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

EID: 75449108163     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i1.104     Document Type: Article

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