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ArticleCureus2024

Clozapine-Induced Refractory Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction.

Diana Siriwardena, Chahaya M Gauci, Ali Mohtashami, Sarit Badiani, Shahrir Kabir

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Diana SiriwardenaColorectal Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, AUS.
Chahaya M GauciColorectal Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, AUS.
Ali MohtashamiColorectal Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, AUS.
Sarit BadianiSurgery, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, AUS.
Shahrir KabirColorectal Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, AUS.
St. George Hospital · INSt George Hospital · AUUniversity of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) is challenging as the medications involved, often atypical antipsychotics, have a host of associated adverse effects. While complications such as agranulocytosis are well established and necessitate close hematological monitoring, the gastrointestinal effects of particular atypical antipsychotics, such as clozapine, are recognized to a lesser extent. The following case of TRS leading to chronic treatment-resistant pseudo-obstruction, eventually requiring total colectomy, highlights the considerable sequelae of clozapine on the gastrointestinal tract. Beyond the effects of severe constipation, the possible implications of ischemic colitis, stercoral perforation, and intraabdominal sepsis warrant a degree of caution when prescribing such medication. This study sheds light on the importance of monitoring bowel motility when administering antipsychotics, particularly clozapine, to avoid these deleterious consequences.

Indexed as

clozapinecolectomycolonic pseudo-obstructionpseudo-obstructionrefractory pseudo-obstruction

Identifiers

PMID38435172
PMCPMC10907970
OpenAlexW4391437393

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