Constipation in palliative care: What do we use as definitions and outcome measures?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 753-762

  Clark, Katherine ^a,b   Currow, David C ^c  

^a CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

constipation (classification); constipation (diagnosis); Palliative care; review; systematic

Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALTREXONE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CODANTHRAMER; DOCUSATE SODIUM; LACTULOSE; MACROGOL; NALOXONE; OPIATE; SENNA EXTRACT; SENNOSIDE;

ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BLOATING; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; EPIGASTRIC FULLNESS; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SENNA;

EID: 84875719294     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.03.016     Document Type: Review

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