Perforation and mortality after cleansing enema for acute constipation are not rare but are preventable
Galia Niv,1 Tamar Grinberg,2 Ram Dickman,3 Nir Wasserberg,4 Yaron Niv1,3 1Risk Management and Quality Assurance, 2Emergency Department, 3Department of Gastroenterology, 4Department of Surgery B, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital and Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Objectives: Constipati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2013-04-01
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| Series: | International Journal of General Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/perforation-and-mortality-after-cleansing-enema-for-acute-constipation-a12897 |