An elemental diet for bowel obstruction in pregnancy: A case study

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 543-545

  Phillips, Mary ^a   Curtis, P ^a   Karanjia, N ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bowel Obstruction; Elemental diet; Nutrition; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS OIL; INFUSION FLUID; LIQUID PARAFFIN; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; PREGNACARE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETITIAN; ELEMENTAL DIET; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MASSAGE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY DISORDER; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9744258715     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2004.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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