Constipation: Does it increase morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2861-2862

  Asai, Takashi ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Constipation; Critically ill; Lactulose; Polyethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

BULKING AGENT; CASCARA; CASTOR OIL; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COLCHICINE; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LIQUID PARAFFIN; LUBRICATING AGENT; MACROGOL; MAGNESIUM; METHYLCELLULOSE; NEOSTIGMINE; OSMOTIC AGENT; SENNA EXTRACT; SORBITOL; TEGASEROD; VEGETABLE OIL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 36448945519     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000288093.11633.B3     Document Type: Editorial

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