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Laxatives or methylnaltrexone for the management of constipation in palliative care patients [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Constipation is common in palliative care; it can generate considerable suffering due to the unpleasant physical symptoms. In the first Cochrane Review on effectiveness of laxatives for the management of constipation in palliative care ...
Abernethy +44 more
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Identifying and managing constipation in older people [PDF]
, 2016 Constipation is a major problem in residential care. It is a condition which, if left untreated, can result in major distress and health problems for sufferers.
Lee, Amanda
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Patient considerations in the management of chronic constipation: focus on prucalopride [PDF]
, 2016 Chronic constipation is a common condition that significantly impacts health care utilization, productivity, and quality of life. Laxatives are commonly used, although often insufficient in restoring normal bowel function or providing adequate relief ...
Shim, Andrea
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Comparison of efficacy of pharmacological treatments for chronic idiopathic constipation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2016 Objective To compare efficacy of pharmacotherapies for chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) based on comparisons to placebo using Bayesian network meta-analysis.
Camilleri, Michael +8 more
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Questions of medication treatment of constipation of functional origin in children
Медицинский совет, 2015 Constipation of functional origin (CFO) is one of the challenges in contemporary pediatrics. Almost every pediatrician constantly has to address the problem in children of all age groups.
T. V. Gasilina, S. V. Belmer
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Clinical Nutrition Open Science, 2023 Summary: Aim: Constipation is a common complication in patients receiving enteral nutrition, and fecal incontinence caused by laxative use can lead to a decrease in patients' quality of life and an increase in the burden on healthcare providers.
Atsushi Nakajima +5 more
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Global Pediatric Health, 2016 Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of daily enemas for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) in children. This study was a prospective, controlled trial of 60 children with nonneurogenic OAB.
Steve J. Hodges MD, Marc Colaco MD
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European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2012 Patients with severe constipation are treated with combinations of several different laxatives. The purpose of this study is to examine whether the concomitant use of different laxatives enhances the laxative effect, using an osmotic laxative, magnesium sulphate (MgSO₄), and a stimulant laxative, bisacodyl.
Nobutomo, Ikarashi +9 more
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The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020 Optimal bowel preparation is essential for a more accurate, comfortable, and safe colonoscopy. The majority of postcolonoscopy colorectal cancers can be explained by procedural factors, mainly missed polyps or inadequate examination.
Soo-Young Na, Won Moon
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Emergency department management of body packers and body stuffers. [PDF]
, 2017 Trafficking and sale of narcotics frequently involves the intra-abdominal transport of large quantities of drugs, usually cocaine or heroin ("body packing"), or, when there is a risk of being arrested, the oral ingestion of minor quantities of narcotics ...
Carron, P.N. +6 more
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