Systematic review: Oral bowel preparation for colonoscopy

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 373-384

  Belsey, J ^a   Epstein, O ^b   Heresbach, D ^c  

^a JB Medical Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; CISAPRIDE; ENEMA; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL; MACROGOL 3350; MACROGOL 4000; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PICOPREP 3; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; SIMETHICONE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANUS IRRITATION; BLOATING; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON LAVAGE; COLONOSCOPY; DIZZINESS; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE PREPARATION; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CATHARTICS; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; PHOSPHATES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 33846644009     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03212.x     Document Type: Review

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