The open abdomen: Definitions, management principles, and nutrition support considerations

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 492-498

  Friese, Randall S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

critical care; enteral nutrition; fistula; laparotomy; parenteral nutrition; sepsis

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEHYDRATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENTEROATMOSPHERIC FISTULA; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; EPITHELIZATION; FLUID INTAKE; FLUID THERAPY; GALLBLADDER CONTRACTION; GASTROINTESTINAL SECRETION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINE MOTILITY; JEJUNOSTOMY; LAPAROTOMY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; OPEN ABDOMEN; OPERATING ROOM; PANCREAS SECRETION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERITONEAL CAVITY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; FASCIA; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; LAPAROTOMY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; WOUND HEALING;

FISTULA;

EID: 84864225130     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533612446197     Document Type: Review

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