MiraLAX Is Not as Effective as GoLytely in Bowel Cleansing Before Screening Colonoscopies

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Hjelkrem, Michael ^a   Stengel, Joel ^a   Liu, Mark ^a   Jones, David P ^a   Harrison, Stephen A ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathartics; Colon Cancer Screening; Colon Preparation; Colorectal Neoplasia

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; GOLYTELY; LUBIPROSTONE; MACROGOL 3350;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CANCER SCREENING; COLON CANCER; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPORTS DRINK;

EID: 79952898575     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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