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Helping patients with symptoms other than pain 6: Bowel obstruction

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Journal articles

Agra Y. Sacristan A. Gonzalez M. Ferrari M. Portugues A. Calvo MJ. Efficacy of senna versus lactulose in terminal cancer patients treated with opioids. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. 1998: 15(1):1-7.

Bruera E. Suarez-Almanzor M. Velasco A. Bertolino M. MacDonald SM. Hanson J. The assessment of constipation in terminal cancer patients admitted to a palliative care unit: a retrospective review. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, 1994: 9(8):515-9.

Cleveland MV. Flavin DP. Ruben RA. Epstein RM. Clark GE. New polyethylene glycol laxative for treatment of constipation in adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Southern Medical Journal. 2001: 94(5): 478-81.

Davis MP. Nouneh C. Modern management of cancer-related intestinal obstruction. Current Oncology Reports. 2000; 2(4): 343-50.

Davis MP. Walsh D. Treatment of nausea and vomiting in advanced cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2000; 8(6):444-52.

Dean A. The palliative effects of octreotide in cancer patients. Chemotherapy. 2001; 47(Suppl 2): 54-61.

Gamlin R. Successful management of malignant bowel obstruction. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 2001; 7(11): 565.

Gwilliam B. Bailey C. The nature of terminal malignant bowel obstruction and its impact on patients with advanced cancer. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 2001; 7(10): 474-81.

Miller G. Boman J. Shrier I. Gordon PH. Small-bowel obstruction secondary to malignant disease: an 11-year audit. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 2000; 43(5): 353-8.

Nugent M. Davis C. Brooks D. Ahmedzai SH. Long-term observations of patients receiving transdermal fentanyl after a randomized trial. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. 2001: 21(5):385-91.

Platt V. Malignant bowel obstruction: so much more than symptom control. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 2001; 7(11): 547-54.

Ripamonti C. Twycross R. Baines M. Bozzetti F. Capri S. De Conno F. Gemlo B. Hunt TM. Krebs HB. Mercadante S. Schaerer R. Wilkinson P. Working Group of the European Association for Palliative Care. Clinical-practice recommendations for the management of bowel obstruction in patients with end-stage cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2001; 9(4): 223-33.

Sykes NP. A volunteer model for the comparison of laxatives in opioid-related constipation. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. 1996: 11(6):363-9.

Sykes NP. The relationship between opioid use and laxative use in terminally ill cancer patients. Palliative Medicine. 1998: 12(5):375-82.

Wiesel PH, Norton C, Brazzelli M. Management of faecal incontinence and constipation in adults with central neurological diseases The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2002; 2.

Resource books and websites

A Guide to Symptom Relief in Palliative Care, 5th ed. Regnard C, Hockley J.  Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine  3rd ed. Doyle D, Hanks G, Cherny NI, Calman K eds. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

PCF2- Palliative Care Formulary, 2nd ed. Twycross RG, Wilcock A, Charlesworth S. Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2003.  Also on www.palliativedrugs.com

Symptom Management in Advanced Cancer, 3rd edition. 2001.   Twycross RG, Wilcock A.   Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press.

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