Laxative use in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease transitioning to dialysis.

Keiichi SumidaAnkur A DashputrePraveen K PotukuchiFridtjof ThomasYoshitsugu ObiMiklos Z MolnarJustin D GatwoodElani StrejaKamyar Kalantar-ZadehCsaba Pal Kovesdy

Published in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2022)

The use of laxatives increased considerably as patients neared transition to ESRD, likely mirroring the increasing burden of drug-induced constipation during the ESRD transition period. Findings may provide novel insight into better management strategies to alleviate constipation symptoms and reduce medication requirements in patients with advanced CKD.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
drug induced
peritoneal dialysis
liver injury
adverse drug
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
abdominal pain