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Formulation and Management of Poor Bowel Preparation: A Survey Study

open access: yesThe Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2016
Background : /Aims: There are no established guidelines for bowel preparation formulation for bowel cleansing, nor is there an optimal method of dealing with inadequate bowel cleansing.
Jae Ho Seong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A new oral lavage solution vs cathartics and enema method for preoperative colonic cleansing [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
Sulfate free-electrolyte lavage solution is a new osmotically balanced electrolyte gut lavage solution for colon surgery that has been formulated for improved taste and reduced water and electrolyte changes.
Beck, David E.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The safety of osmotically acting cathartics in colonic cleansing

open access: yes, 2010
Efficient cleansing of the colon before a colonoscopy or a radiological examination is essential. The osmotically acting cathartics (those given the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical code A06AD) currently used for this purpose comprise products based on ...
Caroline Nyberg   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Hirschsprung's disease in adolescents and adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Hirschsprung's disease in the adolescent and adult is a rare and often misdiagnosed cause of lifelong refractory constipation. Two adolescent and three adult patients with Hirschsprung's disease treated between 1973 and 1987 at the University of Michigan
Polley, Theodore Z.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Overdiagnosis and overtreatment over time [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment are often thought of as relatively recent phenomena, influenced by a contemporary combination of technology, specialization, payment models, marketing, and supply-related demand. Yet a quick glance at the historical record
Podolsky, Scott H.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal decontamination in the acutely poisoned patient [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
ObjectiveTo define the role of gastrointestinal (GI) decontamination of the poisoned patient.Data sourcesA computer-based PubMed/MEDLINE search of the literature on GI decontamination in the poisoned patient with cross referencing of sources.Study ...
Kelly P Owen   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Magnesium Oxide Contraindicated as a Cathartic for Cattle in the Absence of Rumen Acidosis

open access: yes, 1980
Cathartics are chemicals that promote defecation. Saline cathartics are salts of poorly absorbed ions for example the cation magesium or the anions sulphate, phosphate, tartrate or citrate.
Ogilvie, T. H.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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