Name:
Renal Palliative Care Initiative: Treatment Protocol for Constipation in ESRD
Description:
This treatment protocol was created to address and manage the symptom of constipation
in patients with end stage renal disease.
Category:
Clinical Care Tools - Symptom Management
Source:
Renal Palliative Care Initiative
Baystate Medical Center
759 Chestnut Street S2669
Springfield, MA 01199
Contact:
Michael Germain, M.D.
Michael.germain@bhs.org
How the grantee used this instrument:
This protocol was made available at the clinics and renal unit nursing stations.
Keywords:
esrd, end stage renal disease, constipation, dialysis, kidney disease, symptom
assessment
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References:
1. Lew, SQ, Albertini, B, Bosch, JP: "The digestive tract, in Daugirdas,"
JT, Blake, PG, Ing, TS (eds): Handbook of Dialysis, Chap34. Philadelphia, PA,
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001, p 601.
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Posted April 2004
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