%0 Journal Article
%T Avalia£¿£¿o do h¨¢bito intestinal em pacientes com cancer que utilizam morfina para o controle da dor
%A Marmo
%A Michela Cynthia da Rocha
%A Caran
%A Eliana Maria Monteiro
%A Puty
%A Fabiola Castelo Branco
%A Morais
%A Mauro Batista de
%J Revista Dor
%D 2012
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S1806-00132012000300009
%X background and objectives: there are few data in the literature on intestinal constipation secondary to morphine in cancer patients. this study aimed at evaluating intestinal habits of cancer patients under morphine. method: this is a prospective non-randomized study carried out from february to november 2007. all patients had cancer, over 4 years of age and were under morphine for pain control. patients received laxatives 24 hours after starting with morphine. intestinal habits were evaluated through a structured questionnaire. when needed, feces were rectally or orally desimpacted. results: twenty-two cancer patients aged between 5 and 35 years (mean 16.7 years) were admitted, of whom 63.6% were under palliative care. during the first week under morphine and lactulose, 40.9% of patients were constipated. in the second and third weeks, constipation was present in 38.8% and 16.6% of patients, respectively. treatment was able to control constipation in 50% of cases. conclusion: constipation was frequent however the specific attention to their intestinal habits has increased adherence to laxatives and has decreased the formation of fecal impaction.
%K intestinal constipation
%K pain
%K morphine
%K neoplasia.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1806-00132012000300009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en