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BOWEL PREPARATION WITH MANNITOL
Medical Journal of Australia, 1979Orally administered mannitol has been used for colonic preparation before operations, for colonoscopy, and before barium enema X-ray examinations. It is quick, effective, comfortable, safe, and cheap. The metabolic effects have been evaluated and found to be minimal, and recommendations for the use of orally administered mannitol are given.
G L, Newstead, B P, Morgan
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Bowel Preparation Effectiveness
Gastroenterology Nursing, 2007This study describes colon visibility and case cancelations of patients taking self-administered outpatient colonoscopy preparation or inpatient preparation at a large north central Texas hospital. The convenience sample of 120 adult patients who were scheduled for a colonoscopy ranged in age from 25 to 88 years.
Elnora, Anderson, Joy Don, Baker
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Optimising bowel preparation before colonoscopy
British Journal of Nursing, 2020A clean colon is required for a colonoscopy to be effective. Therefore, patients undergo a bowel preparation in advance of the procedure to clear the colon. Typically, this involves drinking 2 litres of polyethylene glycol or macrogol (PEG) solution, but dislike of the taste or having to drink such a large volume causes some patients not to adhere to ...
Warren, Chapman, Sarah, Marshall
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Bowel preparation for gynecological surgery
Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 2003Bowel preparation is an established practice before abdominal surgery. Most surgeons would use both antibiotic prophylaxis and mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) before bowel surgery. In the literature, however, there is no evidence to support the use of MBP before elective colorectal surgery.
MUZII, LUDOVICO +4 more
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Gastroenterology Nursing, 2003
Patients undergoing colonoscopy who have poor bowel cleansing must undergo repeated colon lavage and procedure, resulting in the possibility of additional discomfort and risk. Patient compliance with the necessary 4 liters of colon lavage fluid is essential.
Ann, Hayes +2 more
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Patients undergoing colonoscopy who have poor bowel cleansing must undergo repeated colon lavage and procedure, resulting in the possibility of additional discomfort and risk. Patient compliance with the necessary 4 liters of colon lavage fluid is essential.
Ann, Hayes +2 more
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Bowel preparation for colorectal surgery
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 2001The aim of this study was to assess recent literature regarding bowel preparation for colonoscopy and surgery.The study was conducted by an Index Medicus English-language search of articles relevant to both oral mechanical and parenteral and oral antibiotic preparation for elective colorectal surgery and mechanical bowel preparation for colonoscopy ...
O, Zmora, A J, Pikarsky, S D, Wexner
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Physiologic Effects of Bowel Preparation
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 2004Despite the universal use of bowel preparation before colonoscopy and colorectal surgery, the physiologic effects have not been described in a standardized setting. This study was designed to investigate the physiologic effects of bowel preparation.In a prospective study, 12 healthy volunteers (median age, 63 years) underwent bowel preparation with ...
Holte, Kathrine +3 more
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Antimicrobial bowel preparation
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1988It has been suggested that wound infection rates after colorectal operations are influenced more by the presence of adequate tissue levels of antimicrobials at the time of contamination than by the extent of bacterial colonization of the intestinal lumen. There are, however, theoretical grounds for the belief that both levels are important. The authors
M J, Playforth +3 more
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