Bowel regimen medication use and its effect on bowel movements in a pediatric intensive care unit: A retrospective study
Rectal agents, the least ordered/administered medication category, were the most effective. Ordering medications in an "as needed" order status reduced the rate of administration. These findings suggest practical changes that may improve the prevention and management of constipation in pediatric critical illness.
Authors
- Shireen Hickey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6550-7481)
- Alireza Akhondi‐Asl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3155-843X)
- Enid E. Martinez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4767-8495)
- Thomas Kuri̇akose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5581-519X)
- Nilesh M. Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8146-2407)
- Tracy Walton
- Susan Hamilton
- Emmanuel Messele
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrition in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.11300
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases