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 KovesdyPublished 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.