Senna vs Polyethylene Glycol for Mechanical Preparation the Evening Before Elective Colonic or Rectal ResectionA Multicenter Controlled Trial
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Intervention: Two hundred sixty-two patients were randomly allotted to receive senna (1 package diluted in a glass of water) and 261 to receive polyethylene glycol (2 packages diluted in 2-3 L of water), administered the evening before surgery. All patients received 5% povidone iodine antiseptic enemas (2 L) the evening and the morning before surgery. Ceftriaxone sodium and metronidazole were given intravenously at anesthetic induction.
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