Using laxative to recover intestinal function could improve the survival outcome for patients with cardiac arrest: a retrospective cohort study from MIMIC-IV database
Early using laxative to improve intestinal function is associated with improved survival outcomes. However, clinical application may be guided by the bowel sounds recovery and demonstrated tolerance to enteral feeding. This still requires further studies to confirm.
Authors
- Yuanchao Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5413-8177)
- Baomin Duan
- Guoxing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7762-4848)
- Dilu Li
- Jingwei Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9780-2127)
- Yufan Du
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Kaifeng University (CN)
- Kaifeng City Children's Hospital (CN)
- Beijing Friendship Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Intensive Care
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-026-00861-y
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00