The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 188, Issue 6 , Pages 653-658 , December 2004

Postinjury abdominal compartment syndrome does not preclude early enteral feeding after definitive closure

Presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Monterey, California, April 18–21, 2004

  • C. Clay Cothren, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 777 Bannock St., MC 0206, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +1-303-436-6558; fax: +1-303-436-6572.
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  • Ernest E. Moore, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 777 Bannock St., MC 0206, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
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  • David J. Ciesla, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 777 Bannock St., MC 0206, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
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  • Jeffrey L. Johnson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 777 Bannock St., MC 0206, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
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  • John B. Moore, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 777 Bannock St., MC 0206, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
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  • James B. Haenel, R.T.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 777 Bannock St., MC 0206, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
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  • Jon M. Burch, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 777 Bannock St., MC 0206, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA

Received 20 July 2004 ,Revised 7 August 2004

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PII: S0002-9610(04)00401-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.08.036

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 188, Issue 6 , Pages 653-658 , December 2004

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