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JAAPA, 2023
ABSTRACT Fecal impaction is a common digestive disorder and is considered an acute complication of chronic and untreated constipation. Generally, the factors responsible for fecal impaction are similar to those associated with constipation. Early identification and treatment minimize complications and patient discomfort.
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ABSTRACT Fecal impaction is a common digestive disorder and is considered an acute complication of chronic and untreated constipation. Generally, the factors responsible for fecal impaction are similar to those associated with constipation. Early identification and treatment minimize complications and patient discomfort.
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New England Journal of Medicine, 1989
Fecal impaction is a common disorder with variable presentation and many potential complications. Its pathophysiology is complex, and the treatment is often difficult and frustrating. Preventive measures are likely to be cost effective in populations at high risk, such as institutionalized or debilitated elderly people, mentally ill patients, those ...
Jane F. Desforges, Keith Wrenn
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Fecal impaction is a common disorder with variable presentation and many potential complications. Its pathophysiology is complex, and the treatment is often difficult and frustrating. Preventive measures are likely to be cost effective in populations at high risk, such as institutionalized or debilitated elderly people, mentally ill patients, those ...
Jane F. Desforges, Keith Wrenn
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Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2014
Fecal impaction (FI) is a common and potentially serious medical condition that occurs in all age groups. Children, incapacitated patients, and the institutionalized elderly are considered the highest at-risk populations. FI usually occurs in the setting of chronic or severe constipation, anatomic anorectal abnormalities, and neurogenic or functional ...
Zilla H, Hussain +2 more
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Fecal impaction (FI) is a common and potentially serious medical condition that occurs in all age groups. Children, incapacitated patients, and the institutionalized elderly are considered the highest at-risk populations. FI usually occurs in the setting of chronic or severe constipation, anatomic anorectal abnormalities, and neurogenic or functional ...
Zilla H, Hussain +2 more
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International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 2000
Fecal impaction, a review of the literature.To review the definition, diagnosis, causes, signs and symptoms, and treatment of fecal impaction.Published literature.While a great deal has been published on fecal impaction, there is limited research. Clarification of when constipation changes to impaction is ambiguous.
N, Creason, D, Sparks
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Fecal impaction, a review of the literature.To review the definition, diagnosis, causes, signs and symptoms, and treatment of fecal impaction.Published literature.While a great deal has been published on fecal impaction, there is limited research. Clarification of when constipation changes to impaction is ambiguous.
N, Creason, D, Sparks
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FECAL IMPACTION IN MODERN PRACTICE
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1959An increasingly large number of patients suffer from the various manifestations of fecal impaction. Proper management of the condition will prevent much suffering, many laparotomies, and even colostomies. Fecal impaction is defined as the presence in the rectum or colon of firm stercus which can be dislodged only with the aid of the finger, enemas, or ...
K A, DRESEN, G L, KRATZER
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From Fecal Impaction to Colon Perforation
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2011The authors present the case of an elderly, nonverbal nursing home resident with dementia who developed fecal impaction, despite interventions such as enema. Subsequent stercoral perforation of the sigmoid colon resulted in peritonitis, sepsis, and death.
Leah, Craft, Joseph A, Prahlow
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The Geriatric Implications of Fecal Impaction
The Nurse Practitioner, 1986Fecal impactions are a common problem in debilitated elderly people and may present as a life-threatening event. The atypical presentations of fecal impactions are not well-recognized, and the incidence, morbidity and mortality of fecal impactions in the elderly are largely unknown. Elderly debilitated people have reduced organ system reserve. An acute
B A, Wright, D O, Staats
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Pediatric Emergency Care, 1994
Cardiopulmonary arrest in childhood is usually due to respiratory failure leading to hypoxemia, acidosis, cardiac dysfunction, and terminal asystole. Respiratory failure is the end result of either impaired oxygenation, impaired ventilation, or both.
J M, Baren, J S, Seidel
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Cardiopulmonary arrest in childhood is usually due to respiratory failure leading to hypoxemia, acidosis, cardiac dysfunction, and terminal asystole. Respiratory failure is the end result of either impaired oxygenation, impaired ventilation, or both.
J M, Baren, J S, Seidel
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