Research Article
The Efficacy of 480 ml Oral Sodium Sulfate for Improving Insufficient Bowel Preparation of Colonoscopy with High-Concentrated Polyethylene Glycol
Table 1
Patients’ characteristics.
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| | Age, | | | Age distribution, (%) ≤74: ≥75 | 64: 61 (51.2 : 48.8) | | Gender, (%) male: female | 77 : 48 (61.6 : 38.4) | | Height, (range) | (143-178) | | Body weight, (range) | (36-96) | | Body mass index, (range) | (15.8-31.5) |
| | Underlying disease | | | Diverticulum, (%) | 46 (36.8) | | Colorectal surgery, (%) | 34 (27.2) | | Diabetes, (%) | 24 (19.2) | | Parkinson’s disease, (%) | 3 (2.4) |
| | Concomitant medication | | | Laxatives, (%) | 34 (27.2) | | Antidepressants, (%) | 10 (8.0) |
| | Previous BP | | | 1 l H-PEG: 1 l H-PEG+1-week sachets of PEG, (%) | 82: 43 (65.6 : 34.4) |
| | OSS | | Reasons for selecting OSS, (%)
Poor or fair BP: poor or fair BP with AE of H-PEG | 113 : 12 (91.4 : 9.6) | | Completion of 480 ml OSS, (%) | 122 (97.6) |
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SD: standard deviation; BP: bowel preparation; H-PEG: high-concentrated polyethylene glycol; PEG: polyethylene glycol; OSS: oral sulfate solution; AE: adverse events.
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