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Opioid-induced constipation: a narrative review of therapeutic options in clinical management

Pain therapy often entails gastrointestinal adverse events. While opioids are effective drugs for pain relief, the incidence of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) varies greatly from 15% to as high as 81%. This can lead to a significant impairment in quality of life, often resulting in discontinuatio...

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Autores principales: Lang-Illievich, Kordula, Bornemann-Cimenti, Helmar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pain Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31091505
http://dx.doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2019.32.2.69