The Incidence, Risk Factors, and Effects of Constipation in Critical Patients

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

116 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-01

Study Completion Date

2019-07-22

Brief Summary

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This study aimed to investigate the early, late, and total constipation frequency, related factors, and their effects on the hospitalization day, gastric residual volume, vomiting, distension, and diarrhea, the feeding type, white blood cells, and C-Reactive Protein levels, and body temperature.

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Detailed Description

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Constipation is one of the most encountered nursing problems in intensive care unit patients.

Constipation is an important issue, especially in intensive care patients, requiring careful discussion since it has negative effects as well as high incidence and excessive risk factors. Furthermore, untreated constipation in these patients delays enteral feeding prolonging the time of weaning from the mechanical ventilator, which consequently increases the duration of stay in the intensive care unit. Additionally, it involves complications such as distention, nausea-vomiting, an increase in bacterial infection rate, high morbidity, and mortality. Therefore, the definitions, risks, and effects of constipation, especially early and late constipation, in critically ill patients should be determined for evidence-based interventions. However, studies on the subject are limited.

Conditions

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Constipation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* \>18 years
* Not abdominal surgery
* Not stoma
* Not constipation during admission
* Not intraperitoneal infection
* Not had a recent colonoscopy -\> 5 hospitalization days