Constipation and defecation pattern the first 30 days after thoracic surgery

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 244-250

  Rasmussen, Lene Schütt ^a   Pedersen, Preben Ulrich ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CABG; Constipation; Defecation pattern; Postoperative; Prevalence; Thoracic surgery; Thoracotomy; Valve surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX SURGERY;

CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77953969691     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2009.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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