Sugar-free menthol candy drops improve the palatability and bowel cleansing effect of polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 886-891

  Sharara, Ala I ^a   El Halabi, Mustapha M ^a   Abou Fadel, Carla G ^a   Sarkis, Fayez S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

PEG; PEG E; polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution; polyethylene glycol solution

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; MACROGOL 4000; MENTHOL; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BLOATING; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EVENING DOSAGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTESTINE LAVAGE; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORNING DOSAGE; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALATABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOMITING;

PEG; PEG-E; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL SOLUTION;

CANDY; CATHARTICS; COLONOSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES; HUMANS; MENTHOL; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TASTE;

EID: 84887992727     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.05.015     Document Type: Article

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