Unnecessary gastric decompression in distal elective bowel anastomoses in children: A randomized study

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 947-953

  Davila Perez, Roberto ^a   Bracho Blanchet, Eduardo ^a   Tovilla Mercado, Jose Manuel ^a   Hernandez Plata, Jose Alejandro ^a   Reyes Lopez, Alfonso ^a   Nieto Zermeno, Jaime ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 77954725228     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0442-3     Document Type: Article

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