The implementation of a bowel management protocol in an adult intensive care unit

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 235-242

  McPeake, Joanne ^a   Gilmour, Harper ^a   Macintosh, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bowel management; Constipation; Diarrhoea; ICU

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONSTIPATION; CRITICAL CARE; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84855172572     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2011.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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