Preoperative bowel preparation in gynecologic oncology a review of practice patterns and an impetus to change

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1135-1142

  Wells, Tiffany ^a   Plante, Marie ^b   McAlpine, Jessica N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Literature review; Practice patterns; Preoperative mechanical bowel preparation; Surgery; Survey

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTESTINE PREPARATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PELVIS SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VULVA CANCER;

CANADA; ENEMA; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 82455169224     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31821778c4     Document Type: Article

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