Perioperative bowel management for gynecologic surgery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 309-314

  Fanning, James ^a   Valea, Fidel A ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel preparation; Gynecologic surgery; Postoperative intestinal care

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; NASOGASTRIC DECOMPRESSION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; STOMACH DISEASE; EATING; FEMALE; ILEUS; INTESTINE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

EATING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; ILEUS; INTESTINES; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84855184394     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.05.010     Document Type: Review

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