Serious Events in Older Ontario Residents Receiving Bowel Preparations for Outpatient Colonoscopy with Various Comorbidity Profiles: A Descriptive, Population-Based Study | Zendy

Joanne Ho | Zendy; Andrea Gruneir | Zendy; Hadas D. Fischer | Zendy; Longdi Fu | Zendy; Lorraine L. Lipscombe | Zendy; Chaim M. Bell | Zendy; Rodrigo B. Cavalcanti | Zendy; George Anderson | Zendy; Paula A. Rochon | Zendy

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Serious Events in Older Ontario Residents Receiving Bowel Preparations for Outpatient Colonoscopy with Various Comorbidity Profiles: A Descriptive, Population-Based Study

Author(s) -

Joanne Ho,

Andrea Gruneir,

Hadas D. Fischer,

Longdi Fu,

Lorraine L. Lipscombe,

Chaim M. Bell,

Rodrigo B. Cavalcanti,

George Anderson,

Paula A. Rochon

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-7237

pISSN - 0835-7900

DOI - 10.1155/2012/238387

Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , comorbidity , adverse effect , population , incidence (geometry) , tolerability , cohort , retrospective cohort study , cohort study , outpatient clinic , emergency department , colorectal cancer , cancer , psychiatry , physics , environmental health , optics

Polyethylene glycol-based bowel preparations (PEGBPs) and sodium picosulfate (NaPS) are commonly used for bowel cleansing before colonoscopy. Little is known about adverse events associated with these preparations, particularly in older patients or patients with medical comorbidities.

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