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Preoperative bowel preparation in children: Polyethylene glycol versus normal saline

Author(s) -

Akhlak Hussain,

Ashok Kumar

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

african journal of paediatric surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 0189-6725

pISSN - 0974-5998

DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.120889

Subject(s) - medicine , peg ratio , saline , bowel preparation , polyethylene glycol , significant difference , surgery , anesthesia , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , finance , cancer , chemical engineering , engineering , economics

Colorectal surgeries frequently require bowel preparation. In children, (is this standard of care?: this method is mostly followed) this is usually performed using normal saline, which is very cumbersome and causes unnecessary discomfort. This study compared polyethylene glycol (PEG) with normal saline for preoperative bowel preparation in children.

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