Funding for this research was provided by:
Zagazig University
Article History
Received: 3 September 2023
Accepted: 11 December 2023
First Online: 2 January 2024
Declarations
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: This prospective randomized controlled clinical study was carried out on elderly patients scheduled for urgent exploration for intestinal obstruction at Zagazig University hospitals. The first patient was enrolled on 25/03/2021, after the ethical approval from the institutional review board (The research ethical committee of Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University) with the reference number (ZU-IRB#6704// 3/03/2021). This study was registered under clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04816162) the registration date 22/03/2021. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants after they understood the concept of this research. The study was carried out in accordance with the guidelines and regulations of the Helsinki Declarations.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.