Early removal of nasogastric tube is beneficial for patients undergoing radical cystectomy with urinary diversion

PURPOSE: Examine the beneficial effect of early nasogastric tube (NGT) removal in patients undergoing radical cystectomy with urinary diversion. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 43 consecutive patients underwent radical cystectomy with urinary diversion and were randomized into 2 groups. In the intervention gr...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Adamakis, Stavros I. Tyritzis, George Koutalellis, Theodoros Tokas, Konstantinos G. Stravodimos, Dionysios Mitropoulos, Constantinos A. Constantinides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2011-02-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382011000100006