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Intestinal Cholesterol Preventer
Intestinal necrosis; Ischemic bowel; Dead bowel; Dead gut
Prevention
Preventive measures include:
- Control risk factors, such as heart arrhythmias, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol
- Do not smoke
- Eat a nutritious diet
- Quickly treat hernias
References
Fry RD, Mahmoud N, Maron DJ, Ross HM, Rombeau J. Colon and rectum. In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers MB, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 50.
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