TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Constipation A1 - Rocco, Vito A1 - Armin, Arash A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Cline, David M. PY - 2016 T2 - Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e AB - Constipation is an extraordinarily common cause of patient morbidity in the United States.1,2,3,4 The incidence of constipation increases with age, with 30% to 40% of persons >65 years old citing constipation as a problem.4,5 Constipation affects as many as 80% of critically ill patients and is directly associated with patient mortality in this population.6 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121505314 ER -