Abstract
Sequential analysis of a placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial involving 18 patients demonstrated that ceruletide had a statistically significant effect on restoration of peristalsis in intestinal paralysis after abdominal surgery (P<0.05).
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Madsen, P.V., Lykkegaard-Nielsen, M. & Nielsen, O.V. Ceruletide reduces postoperative intestinal paralysis. Dis Colon Rectum 26, 159–160 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02560160
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02560160