Achieving quality in colonoscopy: Bowel preparation timing and colon cleanliness

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 261-265

  Athreya, Prasad J ^a   Owen, Gareth N ^b   Wong, Shing W ^a,b   Douglas, Philip R ^b   Newstead, Graham L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Prince os Wales Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bowel preparation; Catharctic; Colonic disease; Colonoscopy; Standard

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHARTICS; COLONIC DISEASES; COLONOSCOPY; DEFECATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952794894     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05429.x     Document Type: Article

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