Are enemas given before cesarean section useful? A prospective randomized controlled study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-29

  Lurie, Samuel ^a,b   Baider, Carolina ^a,b   Glickman, Hagit ^a,b   Golan, Abraham ^a,b   Sadan, Oscar ^a,b  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Enema; Preoperative care

Indexed keywords

FLEET ENEMA;

ADULT; CAREGIVER; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE SOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84862236114     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.03.034     Document Type: Article

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