Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral docusate in the management of constipation in hospice patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-13

  Tarumi, Yoko ^a   Wilson, Mitchell P ^a   Szafran, Olga ^a   Spooner, G Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

constipation; Docusate sodium; hospice care; laxatives; palliative care; sennosides

Indexed keywords

DOCUSATE SODIUM; SENNOSIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRISTOL STOOL FORM SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PALLIATIVE PERFORMANCE SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSTIPATION; DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINIC ACID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENNA EXTRACT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872014798     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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