Diarrhoea in critical care patients: focus on special issues

BACKGROUND Diarrhoea is common in critically ill patients, especially in elderly subjects during antibiotic therapy and enteral feeding. The management of diarrhoea includes generous hydration, compensation for the loss of electrolytes, antidiarrhoeal oral medications, and antibiotic drugs in infect...

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Main Authors:	Maurizio Ventrucci, Paolo Pozzato
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PAGEPress Publications 2013-05-01
Series:	Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:	Diarrhoea Dehydration Clostridium difficile
Online Access:	http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/310

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spelling	doaj-9cab4026bc624f769338e1bd368fdf9b2020-11-25T03:18:13ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522013-05-012241110.4081/itjm.2008.2.4264Diarrhoea in critical care patients: focus on special issuesMaurizio VentrucciPaolo PozzatoBACKGROUND Diarrhoea is common in critically ill patients, especially in elderly subjects during antibiotic therapy and enteral feeding. The management of diarrhoea includes generous hydration, compensation for the loss of electrolytes, antidiarrhoeal oral medications, and antibiotic drugs in infections related diarrhoea. <br />AIM OF THE STUDY The purpose of this review is to provide an update on particular types of diarrhoea in critically ill patients. Epidemiological data will be discussed, with special emphasis on Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea. The possible therapeutic measures will be presented.http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/310DiarrhoeaDehydrationClostridium difficile
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title	Diarrhoea in critical care patients: focus on special issues
title_short	Diarrhoea in critical care patients: focus on special issues
title_full	Diarrhoea in critical care patients: focus on special issues
title_fullStr	Diarrhoea in critical care patients: focus on special issues
title_full_unstemmed	Diarrhoea in critical care patients: focus on special issues
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publisher	PAGEPress Publications
series	Italian Journal of Medicine
issn	1877-9344 1877-9352
publishDate	2013-05-01
description	BACKGROUND Diarrhoea is common in critically ill patients, especially in elderly subjects during antibiotic therapy and enteral feeding. The management of diarrhoea includes generous hydration, compensation for the loss of electrolytes, antidiarrhoeal oral medications, and antibiotic drugs in infections related diarrhoea. <br />AIM OF THE STUDY The purpose of this review is to provide an update on particular types of diarrhoea in critically ill patients. Epidemiological data will be discussed, with special emphasis on Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea. The possible therapeutic measures will be presented.
topic	Diarrhoea Dehydration Clostridium difficile
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Diarrhoea in critical care patients: focus on special issues

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