Systematic review: Adverse event reports for oral sodium phosphate and polyethylene glycol

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-28

  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

FLEET PHOSPHOSODA; MACROGOL; MACROGOL 3350; OSMOPREP; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISICOL;

ACID ASPIRATION; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE OLIGURIC RENAL FAILURE; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRONCHOSPASM; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CARPAL SPASM; CARPOPEDAL SPASM; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON ULCER; COLONIC APHTHOUS ULCER; COLONIC APHTHOUS ULCERATION; COLONOSCOPY; CONFUSION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONVULSION; DEHYDRATION; DELAYED ANESTHESIA RECOVERY; DIVERTICULAR PERFORATION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ESOPHAGEAL TEAR; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FACIAL PARESTHESIA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATEMESIS; HEMATOCHEZIA; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION; INTESTINE PREPARATION; IRRITABLE COLON; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EDEMA; MALLORY WEISS SYNDROME; MELENA; MUSCLE CRAMP; ORAL ANGIOEDEMA; PANCREATITIS; PARESTHESIA; PERIORAL PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RECTOSIGMOID APHTHOUS ULCERATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; SLURRED SPEECH; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TETANY; THORAX PAIN; TOE GANGRENE; TRISMUS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URTICARIAL RASH; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CATHARTICS; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; PHOSPHATES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 57649244342     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03837.x     Document Type: Article

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