Improving quality of colonoscopy by adding simethicone to sodium phosphate bowel preparation

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2009; 15(24): 3032-3037
Published online Jun 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3032

Table 4 Endoscopist and patient satisfaction for bowel preparation (%)

	Simethicone	Placebo
	n = 61	n = 59
Endoscopist satisfaction
Air bubble	48 (79.0)	19 (32.8)^a
Adequacy of colon preparation	42 (68.9)	33 (55.9)
Patient satisfaction; mean (SD)	8.7 (1.8)	7.6 (1.9)^b

^aP < 0.0001,

^bP = 0.002.

Citation: Tongprasert S, Sobhonslidsuk A, Rattanasiri S. Improving quality of colonoscopy by adding simethicone to sodium phosphate bowel preparation. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(24): 3032-3037
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i24/3032.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.3032