THE USE OF TUBE GASTROSTOMY FOR POSTOPERATIVE DECOMPRESSION.
1963
P FLEMING, and
R E WEISMANN
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D011182
Postoperative Care
The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
Care, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedures,Procedures, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedure,Procedure, Postoperative
D011184
Postoperative Period
The period following a surgical operation.
Period, Postoperative,Periods, Postoperative,Postoperative Periods
D005762
Gastroenterology
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the physiology and diseases of the digestive system and related structures (esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas).
Hepatology
D005774
Gastrostomy
Creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastrointestinal compression.
Gastrostomies
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D019299
Decompression, Surgical
A surgical operation for the relief of pressure in a body compartment or on a body part. (From Dorland, 28th ed)