Construction of new constipation care using visualized ultrasound

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26893099
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: YABUNAKA Koichi 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 助教 (00737215)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 超音波 / 便秘 / 高齢者 / 排便ケア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Constipation is a chronic problem for many people, it is most important qualitative assessment of constipation in the colon for defecation care. The aim of this study was to establishment of the appropriate defecation care method by ultrasound. The subject was a patient with the chronic constipation, and the investigation procedure was compared defecation condition and echo ultrasound images. In conclusion, ultrasound can be used for differentiate between constipation and colon gas, also constipation for the slow-transit constipation and the anorectal dysfunction in adults. This technique is simple and noninvasive and can be used concomitantly with the physical examination to assess of chronic constipation.

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