Clinical benefit of oral lactulose for postoperative care of pateints with complicated appendicitis using propensity score matching analysis

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of oral lactulose for pediatric patients with complicated appendicitis, who underwent appendectomy. Background Oral lactulose was widely used for gastrointestinal function regulation. However, clinical benefit for oral lactulose...

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Main Authors: Xin Ding, Jiaming Lan, Bailin Chen, Lin Qiu, Chunbao Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-019-1073-2