Controlling postoperative ileus by vagal activation

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1683-1687

  Lubbers, Tim ^a   Buurman, Wim ^a   Luyer, Misha ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Nutritional antiinflammatory pathway; Postoperative ileus; Vagus

Indexed keywords

ALVIMOPAN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; KETOTIFEN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; EDITORIAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; ILEUS; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIPID DIET; MORBIDITY; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH PARESIS; SURGICAL STRESS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 77950967417     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1683     Document Type: Editorial

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