Diarrhoea in the critically ill

1 April 2006

journal article
review article
Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Current Opinion in Critical Care

Vol. 12 (2) , 149-154
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccx.0000216583.64804.46

Abstract

The purpose of this review is to update the knowledge on diarrhoea, a common problem in critically ill patients. Epidemiological data will be discussed, with special emphasis on diarrhoea in tube-fed patients and during antibiotic therapy. The possible preventive and therapeutic measures will be presented.SCOPUS: re.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe

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