Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2013; 19(8): 1264-1270
Published online Feb 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i8.1264
Table 3 Scoring of bile presence and cleanliness of small bowel (mean ± SD)
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4P value
Overnight fastLow fiber diet and overnight fastPEG and overnight fastEnsure and overnight fast
Number of patients36614317
Duodenal bile score1.96 ± 0.71.9 ± 0.62.9 ± 0.61.76 ± 0.6General = 0.15; 0.053 (group 3 vs group 4)
Cleanliness of proximal SB1.8 ± 0.61.8 ± 0.41.7 ± 0.41.6 ± 0.34General = 0.6
Cleanliness of middle SB1.9 ± 0.72.1 ± 0.61.8 ± 0.61.7 ± 0.5General = 0.16; 0.057 (group 2 vs group 3); 0.07 (group 2 vs group 4)
Cleanliness of distal SB2.2 ± 0.72.2 ± 0.62.3 ± 0.82.1 ± 0.6General = 0.6
Total score of clearness1.97 ± 0.72 ± 0.61.9 ± 0.61.8 ± 0.5General = 0.4; 0.06 (group 2 vs group 4)