Patient preferences and side effects experienced with oral bowel preparations versus self-administered phosphate enema

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-186

  Forster, J A ^a,b   Thomas, W M ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cathartics; Enema; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; ENEMA; PHOSPHATE; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CATHARTICS; ENEMA; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOSPHATES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0038398926     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321661352     Document Type: Article

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