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Resource use and costs associated with opioid-induced constipation following total hip or total knee replacement surgery

PURPOSE: Constipation is a well-known complication of surgery that can be exacerbated by opioid analgesics. This study evaluated resource utilization and costs associated with opioid-induced constipation (OIC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: This retrospective, observational, and propensity-matched cohort st...

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Autores principales: Wittbrodt, Eric T, Gan, Tong J, Datto, Catherine, McLeskey, Charles, Sinha, Meenal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5978464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29881304
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S160045