ArticlePediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition2018
Clinical Characteristics of Children Needing Inpatient Treatment after Failed Outpatient Treatment for Fecal Impaction.
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- The Impact of Oral- vs. Nasogastric Tube-Administered Osmotic Laxative on Pediatric Patients with Fecal Impaction Complicating Functional Constipation.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025Article
- Hospitalization Trends and Healthcare Resource Utilization for Fecal Impactions in Pediatric Patients with Functional Constipation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Functional constipation in pediatric patients: an observational study in southern Brazil.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2025Observational
- Management of pediatric patients admitted for colonic disimpaction: A scoping review protocol.JPGN reports · 2024Article
- The ten "hard" questions in pediatric functional constipation.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Review
- Assessing indicators and clinical differences between functional and organic childhood constipation: a retrospective study in pediatric gastroenterology clinics.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeTreatment of chronic constipation and fecal impaction is usually outpatient and requires high or frequent doses of laxatives. However, there are children who fail outpatient treatments, sometimes repeatedly, and are ultimately hospitalized. We sought to compare the characteristics of the children who failed outpatient treatment and needed inpatient treatment vs those who achieved success with outpatient treatment, in an effort to identify attributes that might be associated with a higher likelihood towards hospitalization.
methodsIn this retrospective cohort study, we reviewed the medical records of all patients aged 0 to 21 years, with chronic functional constipation and fecal impaction seen in the pediatric gastroenterology clinic over a period of 2 years.
resultsTotal of 188 patients met inclusion criteria. While 69.2% were successfully treated outpatient (referred to as the outpatient group), 30.9% failed outpatient treatment and were hospitalized (referred to as the inpatient group). The characteristics of the inpatient group including age at onset of 3.6±3.6 years (
conclusionIdentification of these characteristics may be helpful in anticipating challenges and potential barriers to effective outpatient treatment.
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