Bench-to-bedside review Routine postoperative use of the nasogastric tube – utility or futility.docVIP

Available online /content/11/1/201 Review Bench-to-bedside review: Routine postoperative use of the nasogastric tube – utility or futility? Michèle Tanguy, Philippe Seguin and Yannick Mallédant Service d’Anesthésie Réanimation 1, H?pital de Pontchaillou, rue Henri le Guilloux, 35033 Rennes Cedex 9, France Correspondence: Yannick Mallédant, yannick.malledant@chu-rennes.fr Published: 4 January 2007 Critical Care 2007, 11:201 (doi:10.1186/cc5118) This article is online at /content/11/1/201 ? 2007 BioMed Central Ltd Abstract Postoperative gastrointestinal discomfort Postoperative gastrointest