Diarrhoea in critical care patients: focus on special issues

Diarrhoea in critical care patients: focus on special issues

BACKGROUND Diarrhoea is common in critically ill patients, especially in elderly subjects during antibiotic therapy and enteral feeding. The management of diarrhoea includes generous hydration, compensation for the loss of electrolytes, antidiarrhoeal oral medications, and antibiotic drugs in infect...

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Main Authors: Maurizio Ventrucci, Paolo Pozzato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-05-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Diarrhoea
Dehydration
Clostridium difficile
Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/310

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