Efficacy and Safety of Methylnaltrexone for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Zhang, YY; Zhou, R; Gu, WJ

Gu, WJ (corresponding author), Nanjing Univ, Sch Med, Affiliated Hosp, Dept Anesthesiol,Nanjing Drum Tower Hosp, Nanjing 210008, Peoples R China.

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Abstract

Introduction Opioid-induced constipation (OIC) is a distressing side effect during opioid analgesia and is mainly mediated by gastrointestinal mu-opio......

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