Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation to reduce ileus after major colorectal surgery: early development study
Chapman SJ, Helliwell JA, Naylor M, Tassinari C, Corrigan N, Jayne DG
Colorectal Disease · 2021
Key finding
Forty patients were randomized and one withdrew, leaving 39 for analysis.
- Condition
- Postoperative Recovery
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Chapman, S. J., Helliwell, J. A., Naylor, M., Tassinari, C., Corrigan, N., & Jayne, D. G. (2021). Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation to reduce ileus after major colorectal surgery: early development study. Colorectal Disease, 23(5), 1225-1232. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15561
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