Reducing the burden of postoperative ileus: Evaluating and implementing an evidence-based strategy

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1966-1977

  Barletta, Jeffrey F ^a   Senagore, Anthony J ^b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; ILEUS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ILEUS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84903791399     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2506-2     Document Type: Article

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