Magnesium citrate with a single dose of sodium phosphate for colonoscopy bowel preparation

Figure 1 Quality of bowel cleansing. A: Quality of bowel cleansing. The patients are graded as good or excellent quality vs fair or poor quality with the conventional sodium phosphate regimen (Group I) or the magnesium citrate and a single dose sodium phosphate regimen (Group II); B: Segmental quality of bowel cleansing. The patients are scored with colon segment grades of poor or inadequate with the conventional sodium phosphate regimen (Group I) or the magnesium citrate and a single dose sodium phosphate regimen (Group II). NS: Not significant.

Figure 2 Patient acceptability. A: For overall satisfaction, 65.8% in Group I and 82.0% in Group II replied that they were “satisfied” or it was “fair”; B: For assessing taste, the percentage of patients who responded “good or tolerable” was not significantly different between Group I (69.6%) and Group II (73.4%); C: For the willingness to repeat the regimen, the percentage of patients who responded “yes” was not significantly different between Group I (83.5%) and Group II (80.8%). NS: Not significant.

Figure 3 Overall satisfaction with bowel preparation in the elderly (> 65 years). 48.1% in Group I and 78.1% in Group II replied that they were “satisfied” or it was “fair” (P = 0.017).