Multi-institutional outcomes and cost effectiveness of using alvimopan to lower gastrointestinal morbidity after cystectomy and urinary diversion

Canadian Journal of Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 7222-7227

  Vora Dr , Anup ^a   Marchalik, Daniel ^a   Nissim, Hanaa ^a   Kowalczyk, Keith ^a   Bandi, Gaurav ^a   McGeagh, Kevin ^a   Lynch, John ^a   Venkatesan, Krishnan ^a   Ghasemian, Reza ^a   Hwang, Jonathan ^a   Verghese, Mohan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alvimopan; Complications; Cystectomy; Ileus; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

ALVIMOPAN; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTECTOMY; DRUG EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; ILEUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY DIVERSION;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; ILEUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PIPERIDINES; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY DIVERSION;

EID: 84899642363     PISSN: 11959479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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