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Opioid-induced constipation in intensive care patients: relief in sight?

Constipation is the most common gastrointestinal complication associated with opioid therapy in chronic pain patients, and also frequently occurs in sedated intensive care unit patients. Conventional therapy may not provide sufficient relief from constipation, which can be severe enough to limit opi...

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Autores principales: Chappell, Daniel, Rehm, Markus, Conzen, Peter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2575552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18598388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc6930