Editorial
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2013; 5(10): 468-475
Published online Oct 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i10.468
Table 2 Groups of patients in whom polyethylene glycol bowel-preparation is considered as safer and thus should be preferred
Candidates for polyethylene glycol bowel preparation for colonoscopy
1GFR < 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2
Electrolyte imbalance
Cardiac failure
Liver cirrhosis
Hypertension with arteriosclerosis
Patients on diuretics
(when cannot be stopped 24 h prior to colonoscopy)
Patients on ACE inhibitors
(when cannot be stopped 72 h prior to colonoscopy)
Patients on NSAIDs
(when cannot be stopped 72 h prior to colonoscopy)