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Constipation is independently associated with delirium in critically ill ventilated patients

Intensive Care Medicine volume 42, pages 126–127 (2016)Cite this article

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  1. CHU Rennes, Maladies Infectieuses ET Réanimation Médicale, 35033, Rennes, France

    Roland Smonig, Timothée Wallenhorst, Pierre Bouju, Julien Letheulle, Yves Le Tulzo, Jean Marc Tadié & Arnaud Gacouin

  2. Inserm-CIC, 35043, Rennes, France

    Yves Le Tulzo, Jean Marc Tadié & Arnaud Gacouin

  3. Faculté de Médecine, Biosit, Univ Rennes 1, 35043, Rennes, France

    Timothée Wallenhorst, Pierre Bouju, Julien Letheulle, Yves Le Tulzo & Jean Marc Tadié

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Setting for the study: Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Pontchaillou, CHU Rennes.

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Smonig, R., Wallenhorst, T., Bouju, P. et al. Constipation is independently associated with delirium in critically ill ventilated patients. Intensive Care Med 42, 126–127 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-4050-4

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