Comparison of Reduced Volume Versus Four-Liter Electrolyte Lavage Solutions for Colon Cleansing From: The American Surgeon | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: Ker, Tim S | Copyright The Southeastern Surgical Congress Oct 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

In an attempt to improve patient tolerance for colon cleaning, a reduced-volume regimen with a 2-liter electrolyte lavage solution plus 20 mg of oral bisacodyl was compared with the standard 4-liter lavage for efficacy and safety. Three hundred patients were prospectively randomized into two study groups. One group of 150 patients was given four tablets of 5 mg bisacodyl at 12:00 PM the day before their colonoscopy, followed by 2 liters of electrolyte lavage by mouth at 6:00 PM the evening be...

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