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A nursing assessment tool for adults with fecal incontinence. [PDF]
, 2000 Fecal incontinence affects slightly more than 1% of community-dwelling adults. This article describes an assessment format, with a research basis when available, that has been developed in a specialist nursing clinic in the United Kingdom.
Chelvanayagam, Sonya, Norton, C.
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DIFFICULT DEFECATION IN INFANTS. [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1898 I should be unmindful of the history of human experience should I harbor the hope that the several affirmations set forth in this paper would be accepted without disagreement by a body of medical men. Remembering, however, that there is very little progress in knowledge except along lines where soundest casuists doubt, I propose for discussion the ...
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Why latrines are not used : communities' perceptions and practices regarding latrines in a Taenia solium endemic rural area in Eastern Zambia [PDF]
, 2015 Taenia solium cysticercosis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis occurring in many developing countries. Socio-cultural determinants related to its control remain unclear.
Dorny, Pierre +7 more
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Recent Advances in Defecation [PDF]
Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, 1920 n ...
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eLife, 2014 Defecation allows the body to eliminate waste, an essential step in food processing for animal survival. In contrast to the extensive studies of feeding, its obligate counterpart, defecation, has received much less attention until recently. In this study,
Wei Zhang +4 more
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Gut and Liver, 2019 Background/Aims The quality of bowel preparation is important for optimal colonoscopy. It is influenced by medical and personal factors. We aimed to evaluate the effect of bowel habit on the quality of bowel preparation and to identify predictors of ...
Namyoung Paik +5 more
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Management of obstructed defecation
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2015 The management of obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) is mainly conservative and mainly consists of fiber diet, bulking laxatives, rectal irrigation or hydrocolontherapy, biofeedback, transanal electrostimulation, yoga and psychotherapy. According to our experience, nearly 20% of the patients need surgical treatment.
Mario Pescatori +2 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Spinal cord injury (SCI) poses significant challenges for regeneration due to a series of secondary injury mechanisms. How to use biomaterial approach to target the failed regeneration after SCI remains a critical challenge. This review systematically evaluates current strategies to optimize biomaterial topographies for neurite outgrowth, axonal ...
Wei Xu +7 more
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Causes and assessment of faecal incontinence [PDF]
, 1999 Faecal incontinence remains a taboo subject and patients frequently conceal their symptoms, because of fear and embarrassment. Sensitive and appropriate assessment will encourage people to seek advice and treatment if required. This article discusses the
Chelvanayagam, Sonya
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Health related quality of life in disorders of defecation: the Defecation Disorder List [PDF]
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2004 Constipation and encopresis frequently cause problems with respect to emotional wellbeing, and social and family life. Instruments to measure Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in these disorders are not available.A disease specific HRQoL instrument, the "Defecation Disorder List" (DDL) for children with constipation or functional non-retentive ...
Voskuijl, W.P. +5 more
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