Consensus recommendations for the management of constipation in patients with advanced, progressive illness

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 761-773

  Librach, S Lawrence ^a,b   Bouvette, Maryse ^c   De Angelis, Carlo ^d   Farley, Justine ^e   Oneschuk, Doreen ^f   Pereira, José Luis ^g,h   Syme, Ann ^i,j,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care   (Canada)

^c SCO Health Service   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

ⁱ BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Advanced illness; Constipation; Guidelines; Laxatives; Management; Mu opioid antagonists; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALTREXONE; ANTACID AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BISACODYL; BULKING AGENT; CITRATE SODIUM; DOCUSATE SODIUM; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GLYCEROL; IRON; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LUBRICATING AGENT; MACROGOL 3350; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MINERAL OIL; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; SENNOSIDE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; SORBIC ACID; SORBITOL; UNINDEXED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; BITTER TASTE; BLOATING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLIC; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONSTIPATION; DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NAUSEA; RASH; SENNA; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CANADA; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 78349295641     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.03.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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