Risk factors for opioid-induced constipation in cancer patients: a single-institution, retrospective analysis.

Yuko KanbayashiYuichi IshizukaMayumi ShimizuShohei SawaKatsushige YabeMayako Uchida

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)

High BMI, chemotherapy including a taxane within 1 month of evaluation of laxative effect, no use of naldemedine, and addition or switching due to insufficient prior laxatives were identified as risk factors for OIC in advanced cancer patients with cancer pain.

Keyphrases

advanced cancer
chronic pain
palliative care
pain management
high glucose
body mass index
diabetic rats
neuropathic pain
drug induced
weight gain
metastatic breast cancer
irritable bowel syndrome
physical activity
chemotherapy induced