Ginger extract reduces delayed gastric emptying and nosocomial pneumonia in adult respiratory distress syndrome patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 647-650

  Shariatpanahi, Zahra Vahdat ^a   Taleban, Fourogh Azam ^a   Mokhtari, Majid ^a   Shahbazi, Shaahin ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

ARDS; Delayed gastric emptying; Ginger; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

COCONUT OIL; GINGER EXTRACT; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH PARESIS; TUBE FEEDING; VENTILATOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GINGER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649444306     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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