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01.03.2008 | Poster presentation
Small intestinal transit time in critically ill patients using endoscopic video capsule
verfasst von:
S Rauch, K Krueger, DI Sessler, N Roewer
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Sonderheft 2/2008
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Excerpt
We investigated the small bowel transit time and pathophysiological changes using a video capsule in ICU patients with head injuries. The gut was only recently recognized as pivotal in the disease process of critical illness; hence, work is needed to improve our understanding of how bowel dysfunction impacts healing. We hypothesized that new diagnostic technology such as wireless capsule endoscopy, which allows real-time investigation of the small bowel, will show that the small bowel transit time is increased in critically ill patients with brain injuries. …