Postoperative ileus: Impact of pharmacological treatment, laparoscopic surgery and enhanced recovery pathways

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 2067-2074

  Augestad, Knut Magne ^a,b   Delaney, Conor P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cost utilization; Enhanced recovery pathways; Laparoscopic surgery; Pathophysiology; Pharmacologic treatment; Postoperative ileus

Indexed keywords

ALVIMOPAN; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; ILEUS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; SURGICAL STRESS;

EID: 77952533037     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i17.2067     Document Type: Editorial

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