ABSTRACT
El estreñimiento es un trastorno muy frecuente que afecta negativamente el bienestar y la calidad de vida de las personas. Para el correcto manejo y tratamiento eficiente y seguro de los pacientes, las guías de práctica clínica basadas en la evidencia son un elemento esencial. El objetivo de esta guía es proporcionar a los profesionales sanitarios encargados de la asistencia a pacientes con estreñimiento crónico una herramienta que les permita tomar las mejores decisiones sobre la prevención, el diagnóstico y el tratamiento del estreñimiento. La metodología utilizada en la elaboración de esta guía de práctica clínica se describe en la Parte 1. En este artículo expondremos las recomendaciones en el manejo, tanto diagnóstico como terapéutico del estreñimiento
Constipation is a very common disorder that adversely affects well-being and quality of life. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines are an essential element for proper patient management and safe, effective treatment. The aim of these guidelines is to provide health care professionals who care for patients with chronic constipation with a tool that allows them to make the best decisions about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of constipation. The methodology used to draw up these guidelines is described in the Part 1. In this article we will discuss the recommendations for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of constipation
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Humans , Adult , Constipation/diagnosis , Constipation/therapy , Practice Patterns, Physicians' , Chronic Disease/therapy , Dietary Fiber , Drinking , Laxatives/therapeutic use , Neurotransmitter Agents/therapeutic useABSTRACT
La guía de práctica clínica sobre el manejo del paciente con estreñimiento en los pacientes adultos se fundamenta en una serie recomendaciones y estrategias con el objetivo de proporcionar a los profesionales sanitarios encargados de la asistencia a pacientes con estreñimiento crónico una herramienta que les permita tomar las mejores decisiones sobre la prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento del estreñimiento. Esta guía de práctica clínica persigue una atención eficiente del estreñimiento a partir de un trabajo coordinado y multidisciplinar con la participación de la atención primaria y especializada. La guía va dirigida a los médicos de familia, a los profesionales de enfermería de atención primaria y especializada, a los gastroenterólogos, a otros especialistas que atienden a pacientes con estreñimiento y a las personas afectadas con esta problemática. La elaboración de esta guía se justifica fundamentalmente por la elevada frecuencia del estreñimiento crónico, el impacto que este tiene en la calidad de vida de los pacientes y por los avances recientes en el manejo farmacológico del estreñimiento. Para clasificar la evidencia científica y la fuerza de las recomendaciones se ha utilizado el Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation Working Group (sistema GRADE)
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of constipation in adults aim to generate recommendations on the optimal approach to chronic constipation in the primary care and specialized outpatient setting. Their main objective is to provide healthcare professionals who care for patients with chronic constipation with a tool that allows them to make the best decisions about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this condition. They are intended for family physicians, primary care and specialist nurses, gastroenterologists and other health professionals involved in the treatment of these patients, as well as patients themselves. The guidelines have been developed in response to the high prevalence of chronic constipation, its impact on patient quality of life and recent advances in pharmacological management. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation Working Group (GRADE) system has been used to classify the scientific evidence and strengthen the recommendations
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Humans , Adult , Constipation/diagnosis , Symptom Assessment/methods , Constipation/physiopathology , Chronic Disease , Practice Patterns, Physicians' , Comorbidity , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Constipation is a very common disorder that adversely affects well-being and quality of life. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines are an essential element for proper patient management and safe, effective treatment. The aim of these guidelines is to provide health care professionals who care for patients with chronic constipation with a tool that allows them to make the best decisions about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of constipation. The methodology used to draw up these guidelines is described in the Part 1. In this article we will discuss the recommendations for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of constipation.
Subject(s)
Constipation/diagnosis , Constipation/therapy , Adult , Decision Trees , Humans , Practice Guidelines as TopicABSTRACT
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of constipation in adults aim to generate recommendations on the optimal approach to chronic constipation in the primary care and specialized outpatient setting. Their main objective is to provide healthcare professionals who care for patients with chronic constipation with a tool that allows them to make the best decisions about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this condition. They are intended for family physicians, primary care and specialist nurses, gastroenterologists and other health professionals involved in the treatment of these patients, as well as patients themselves. The guidelines have been developed in response to the high prevalence of chronic constipation, its impact on patient quality of life and recent advances in pharmacological management. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation Working Group (GRADE) system has been used to classify the scientific evidence and strengthen the recommendations.
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Constipation/diagnosis , Constipation/etiology , Adult , Humans , Practice Guidelines as TopicABSTRACT
Two new members of "IBS Patient Association" met at a meeting. Feeling somewhat lost, not knowing anybody present, they introduced themselves to each other. After exchanging names, one asks the other - "What's your problem?" The other one answers - "I got constipation that laxatives fail to relieve, and my belly, which is always bloated, sometimes hurts so much that I can´t even leave home". Deeply surprised, the first individual inquires - "What are you doing here then?" "Why, I came to this meeting looking for some help for my irritable colon", she answered. "Irritable colon? That's no irritable colon. Irritable bowel syndrome is what I suffer from, and it's diarrhea that won't let me be; can't stop running to the toilet, and cramps just pop up any time". Now both looked surprised. Both thought they had come to the wrong meeting, and both were on the verge of leaving. Luckily, the Association's secretary showed up and explained that both had IBS.
