Bowel preparation with oral mannitol.

Bowel preparation for colorectal surgery: with and without mannitol

INTRODUCTION In our country due to some limitations, mannitol is widely used for bowel preparation. Bowel preparation with mannitol has several side effects. AIM To compare complication of mechanical bowel preparation with and without mannitol. MATERIAL AND METHODS This case control study was carried out in Imam Khomeini and Abuzar children's hospitals. Sixty cases of patients who underwent...

Oral mannitol: a simple and effective bowel preparation for barium enema.

Oral bowel lavage preparation for colonoscopy.

Colonoscopy is a commonly performed diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in most general hospitals, which requires effective bowel preparation to be worthwhile. We report the effect of replacing a diet, laxative and bowel washout preparation with oral bowel lavage using a balanced electrolyte formulation, in our unit. The preparation was acceptable to patients, medical and nursing staff, genera...

Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery

Bowel preparation for colonoscopy: comparison of mannitol and sodium phosphate. Results of a prospective randomized study.

METHOD Eighty patients were prospectively randomized for precolonoscopic cleansing either with 750ml of 10% mannitol (Group M) or 180ml of a sodium phosphate preparation (Group NaP). Laboratory examinations before and after preparation on all patients included hemoglobin, hematocrit, sodium, potassium, phosphorous, calcium and serum osmolarity. A questionnaire was used to assess undesirable sid...