The prevalence of constipation at admission and after 1 week of palliative care: a multi-center study.

Related Articles The prevalence of constipation at admission and after 1 week of palliative care: a multi-center study. Curr Med Res Opin. 2018 07;34(7):1187-1192 Authors: Mercadante S, Masedu F, Maltoni M, Giovanni D, Montanari L, Pittureri C, Bertè R, Ursini L, Marinangeli F, Aielli F Abstract AIM: To assess the prevalence and intensity of constipation in advanced-cancer patients referred to palliative care, and to assess changes after 1 week of specialist palliative care. METHODS: This was a prospective multi-center study in advanced patients for a period of 1 year. At admission (T0), age, gender, primary tumor, concomitant diseases, Karnofsky status,…
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