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NPO - Nothing by mouth
Known as:
NPO
, nil by mouth
, nil peros
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A Latin abbreviation for "nothing by mouth".
National Institutes of Health
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Feeding types:Finding:Point in time:^Patient:Nominal
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2014
2014
The Effect of Oral Melissa officinalis on Serum Oxidative Stress and Second Degree Burn Wounds Healing
Masumeh Abbasdust Arbastan
,
K. Rahzani
,
D. Hekmatpou
,
S. Alizadeh
,
M. Rafiei
,
A. Malekirad
2014
Corpus ID: 39251730
For this aim, this study conducted in order to assess the effect of lemon balm as an antioxidant on second degree wound healing…
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2010
2010
The state of fundraising within the nonprofit social service sector : a study to determine how and to what levels of success South African NPOs are managing and operating their fundraising functions
B. Kilbey
2010
Corpus ID: 166320791
ii Abstract This study sought analyse the state of fundraising within the South African nonprofit social service sector at the…
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2009
2009
Study of the Effect of Early Feeding, Chewing Gums, and Laxative on Ileus in Patients Who Underwent Open Cholecystectomy
S. Askarpour
,
M. H. Shoushtari
,
M. Saadati
2009
Corpus ID: 78161339
Objective: The Latin word ileus originated from the Greek term Eileos—intestinal colic, which is derived from the verb eilein—to…
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2002
2002
Total parenteral nutrition as a primary therapeutic modality for congenital chylous ascites: report of one case.
Yi-Yen Lee
,
W. Soong
,
Yu-Sheng Lee
,
B. Hwang
Acta paediatrica Taiwanica = Taiwan er ke yi xue…
2002
Corpus ID: 12954073
Congenital chylous ascites in the neonatal period is a rare entity. It is primarily related to congenital abnormalities of the…
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Review
1993
Review
1993
New guidelines for preoperative fasting
J. Maltby
Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia-journal Canadien…
1993
Corpus ID: 2775479
ConclusionEditorials in anaesthetic journals44,45 have recommended that fasting guidelines should be revised. The routine order…
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1987
1987
The Effect of Prolonged Fasting and Total Parenteral Nutrition on Hepatobiliary Imaging with Technetium-99m DISIDA
W. C. Sippo
,
A. Moreno
,
S. Cabellon
,
G. L. Turnbull
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
1987
Corpus ID: 10761199
Prolonged fasting (NPO) and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) have been reported to result in an unacceptable number of false…
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1986
1986
PREOPERATIVE ORAL FLUIDS: IS ???NPO AFTER MIDNIGHT??? JUSTIFIED?
J. Maltby
,
A. Sutherland
,
J. Sale
,
E. Shaffer
1986
Corpus ID: 72914710
1985
1985
Concentration of selenium in plasma and erythrocytes during total parenteral nutrition in Crohn's disease.
S. Jacobson
,
L. Plantin
Gut
1985
Corpus ID: 36896129
Plasma- and erythrocyte-selenium concentrations were determined in five consecutive patients with Crohn's disease given…
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1984
1984
Effect of total parenteral nutrition on serum concentrations of eight proteins in Crohn's disease.
S. Jacobson
,
A. Kallner
American Journal of Gastroenterology
1984
Corpus ID: 21319103
In 15 patients with Crohn's disease a study was made of the effect of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) (nil per os) on the serum…
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1973
1973
A critical evaluation of complications in laparoscopy.
Soderstrom Rm
,
Butler Jc
1973
Corpus ID: 77567759
Because of the retrospective 14% complication rate for elective laparoscopy at the Mason Clinic in Seattle Washington over a 20…
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