Methylnaltrexone for the Treatment of Constipation in Critically Ill Children

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2016 Apr;50(4):351-2. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000483.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Pain / drug therapy*
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
  • Child
  • Constipation / chemically induced
  • Constipation / diagnosis
  • Constipation / drug therapy*
  • Constipation / physiopathology
  • Critical Illness
  • Defecation / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Laxatives / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Morphine / adverse effects*
  • Naltrexone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Naltrexone / therapeutic use
  • Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Laxatives
  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
  • methylnaltrexone
  • Naltrexone
  • Morphine