Opioid-induced bowel dysfunction: prevalence, pathophysiology and burden

Summary As a result of the undesired action of opioids on the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, patients receiving opioid medication for chronic pain often experience opioid‐induced bowel dysfunction (OBD), the most common and debilitating symptom of which is constipation. Based on clinical experience an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of clinical practice (Esher) 2007-07, Vol.61 (7), p.1181-1187
Hauptverfasser:	Panchal, S. J., Müller-Schwefe, P., Wurzelmann, J. I.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects Biological and medical sciences Cathartics - therapeutic use Chronic Disease Colic - chemically induced Constipation - chemically induced Constipation - drug therapy Constipation - physiopathology Epidemiology Gastric Emptying - drug effects Gastrointestinal Transit - drug effects General aspects Humans Medical sciences Pain - drug therapy Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Quality of Life Review Severity of Illness Index Treatment Outcome
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