Factors influencing constipation in advanced cancer patients: A prospective study of opioid dose, dantron dose and physical functioning

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 418-422

  Bennett, Mike ^a   Cresswell, Helen ^a  

^a St Gemma's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constipation; Dantron; Modified barthel index; Opioid drugs

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; CODANTHRAMER; CODEINE; DANTRON; DIAMORPHINE; ENEMA; FENTANYL; GLYCEROL; HYDROMORPHONE; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL 3350; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTHRAQUINONES; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037675770     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216303pm773oa     Document Type: Article

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