Neurogenic bowel management in adults with spinal cord injury.
Contributors: Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine.; Paralyzed Veterans of America.
Publisher: Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC (801 18th St., NW, Washington, 20006)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Colonic Diseases -- physiopathology; Spinal Cord Injuries -- complications; Colonic Diseases -- rehabilitation
Other titles: Clinical practice guidelines: spinal cord medicine; Spinal cord medicine
Description: Of recommendations -- Spinal cord medicine consorium -- Guideline development process -- Neurogenic bowel management guideline methodology -- Strength of scientific evidence for the recommendations -- Strength of panel opinion -- Introduction -- Epidemiology of spinal cord injury and neurogenic bowel -- Anatomy and physiology -- Colon anatomy -- Colon physiology -- Pathophysiology of the neurogenic bowel -- Spinal shock -- Gastrocolic response -- Effects on colonic and rectal compliance and motility -- Alterations in the anal sphincter -- Functional results -- Recommendations -- Assessment of the neurogenic bowel -- Assessment of impairment and disability -- Assessment of function (disability) -- Management of the neurogenic bowel - Designing a bowel program -- Nutrition -- Managing the neurogenic bowel at home or in the community -- Managing complications of the neurogenic bowel -- Surgical and nonsurgical therapies -- Education strategies for the neurogenic bowel -- Recommendations for future research.
Notes: "March 1998."

"Administrative and financial support provided by Paralyzed Veterans of America."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-36) and index.