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. 2013 Dec 11;26(3):368–376. doi: 10.1111/nmo.12269

Table 5.

Use of laxatives and surgical procedures in hospitalizations with a principal diagnosis of constipation. Data are presented as the percentage of stays where a drug was administered or the surgical procedure performed

Without complications With complications All
All Full hospitalization Day clinic All Full hospitalization Day clinic All Full hospitalization Day clinic
Laxatives
 Softeners and emollients 0.33 0.78 0.00 5.51 8.64 0.00 1.15 2.53 0.00
 Contact laxatives combined with osmotically acting laxatives 4.76 11.04 0.19 7.54 11.82 0.00 5.20 11.21 0.17
 Contact laxatives only 1.42 3.25 0.09 1.16 1.82 0.00 1.38 2.93 0.08
 Osmotically acting laxatives only 35.69 48.31 26.49 42.61 55.00 20.80 36.79 49.80 25.89
 Bulk producers 0.33 0.78 0.00 1.45 2.27 0.00 0.51 1.11 0.00
 Enema 14.61 29.74 3.60 24.35 37.27 1.60 16.16 31.41 3.38
 Others 0.11 0.26 0.00 0.29 0.45 0.00 0.14 0.30 0.00
Surgical procedures
 Manual reduction in rectal prolapse 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.45 2.27 0.00 0.23 0.51 0.00
 Proctoclysis 0.22 0.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.40 0.00
 Removal of impacted feces 0.93 1.69 0.38 2.90 4.55 0.00 1.24 2.32 0.34
 Other transanal enema 2.03 2.86 1.42 2.32 2.73 1.60 2.07 2.83 1.44
 Biofeedback 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00