Polyethylene glycol vs. sodium phosphate for bowel preparation: A treatment arm meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

BMC Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Juluri, Ravi ^a   Eckert, George ^b   Imperiale, Thomas F ^b,c,d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ColonoscopyBowel preparationPolyethylene Glycol; Sodium Phosphate

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHARTICS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOSPHATES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953866435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471230X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-230X-11-38     Document Type: Article

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