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Daily laxative therapy reduces organ dysfunction in mechanically ventilated patients: a phase II randomized controlled trial

INTRODUCTION: Constipation is a common problem in intensive care units. We assessed the efficacy and safety of laxative therapy aiming to promote daily defecation in reducing organ dysfunction in mechanically ventilated patients. METHODS: We conducted a prospective, randomized, controlled, nonblinde...

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Autores principales: de Azevedo, Rodrigo Palacio, Freitas, Flávio Geraldo Resende, Ferreira, Elaine Maria, Pontes de Azevedo, Luciano Cesar, Machado, Flávia Ribeiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4572636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26373705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-015-1047-x