Use of hyperbaric oxygen in paralytic ileus.
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a prophylactic and treatment against ileus and recurrent intestinal obstruction soon after surgery to relieve adhesive intestinal obstruction.
BACKGROUND AND AIM Nonoperative management of cases of adhesive intestinal obstruction would be ideal, especially for patients who have recently undergone surgery to relieve the same condition. We aimed to examine whether hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy might have therapeutic potential for the treatment of postoperative paralytic ileus and recurrent adhesive intestinal obstruction soon after su...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 1 6074 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977