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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2013; 19(5): 727-735
Published online Feb 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.727
Published online Feb 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.727
Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Variable | 2.0 L | 1.5 L | P value |
Patients (n) | 126 | 126 | |
Age (yr, mean ± SD) | 65.3 ± 9.9 | 66.3 ± 9.6 | NS |
< 60 | 30 | 25 | NS |
60 - < 70 | 51 | 44 | |
≥ 70 | 45 | 53 | |
Male | 77 | 67 | NS |
Female | 49 | 59 | |
Indication (n) | |||
Screening | 40 | 41 | |
Surveillance | 67 | 63 | NS |
Diagnostic | 19 | 22 | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.5 + 3.2 | 22.3 + 2.7 | NS |
Previous colonoscopy | |||
None (first time) | 44 | 41 | NS |
≥ 2 | 82 | 85 | |
Previous preparation for colonoscopy (n) | |||
2L PEG | 82 | 85 | NS |
Table 2 Overall colon-cleansing efficacy n (%)
Variable | Right side colon | Left side colon and rectum | P value1 | |||
2.0 L | 1.5 L | 2.0 L | 1.5 L | Right | Left | |
Patients (n) | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | ||
Overall score (n) | ||||||
Excellent | 36 | 22 | 48 | 37 | 0.006 | NS |
Good | 52 | 38 | 49 | 45 | ||
Fair | 20 | 41 | 12 | 17 | ||
Poor | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
Inadequate | 11 | 18 | 11 | 18 | ||
No. adequate | 108 (88.5) | 101 (82.8) | 109 (89.3) | 99 (81.1) | NS | NS |
Table 3 Results of preparation, endoscopic findings and patient questionnaire n (%)
Variable | 2.0 L | 1.5 L | P value |
Patients | 126 | 126 | |
Time to first defecation (min, mean ± SD) | 55.7 ± 27.4 | 56.4 ± 27.8 | NS |
Frequency of defecation (times, median, quartile) | 7 (4-15) | 7 (4-15) | NS |
Time to preparation (min, mean ± SD) | 157.3 ± 51.9 | 159.6 ± 57.1 | NS |
Elapsed time from last fluid intake to colonoscopy (min, mean ± SD) | 169.4 ± 56.5 | 179.7 ± 61.1 | NS |
Cecal intubation rate | 122 (96.8) | 122 (96.8) | NS |
Insertion time (min, median, quartile)1 | 11.4 (3-76) | 10.1 (3-47) | NS |
Feel of peristalsis | 20 (16.4) | 25 (20.5) | NS |
Amount of irrigation fluid | |||
None | 38 | 41 | NS |
< 50 mL | 74 | 74 | |
50-100 mL | 9 | 9 | |
> 100 mL | 5 | 2 | |
Compliance > 80% | 121 (96.0) | 125 (99.2) | NS |
100% intake | 108 (85.7) | 122 (96.8) | 0.002 |
Any symptom | |||
Nausea (none/mild/moderate/severe) | 109/13/3/1 | 117/5/3/1 | NS |
Vomiting (none/mild/moderate/severe) | 0/0/1/0 | 0/0/0/0 | NS |
Distension (none/mild/moderate/severe) | 36/65/22/3 | 58/48/18/2 | 0.04 |
Abdominal pain (none/mild/moderate/severe) | 98/26/2/0 | 107/18/1/0 | NS |
Circulatory reactions (none/mild/moderate/severe) | 0 | 0 | NS |
Willingness to repeat | |||
The same preparation regimen (much/fair/never) | 78/19/29 | 97/12/17 | 0.034 |
How easy/difficult to take preparation compared to previous | |||
(easy/no difference/difficult) | 23/54/5 | 46/36/3 | 0.001 |
Table 4 Characteristics of the endoscopic diagnosis n (%)
Variable | 2.0 L | 1.5 L | P value (2.0 L vs 1.5 L) | |||
Right side colon | Left side colon | Right side colon | Left side colon | Right | Left | |
Patients | 126 | 126 | ||||
Cancer patients | 3 | 1 | 5 | 21 | NS | NS |
Polyp patients | 74 (58.7) | 73 (57.9) | ||||
Proportion of polyps | ||||||
< 5 mm | 60 | 62 | 65 | 70 | NS | NS |
5-10 mm | 15 | 29 | 20 | 19 | ||
> 10 mm | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | ||
Total polyps per study arm | 81 | 96 | 93 | 94 | NS | NS |
Polyps per patient, mean ± SD | 0.71 ± 1.19 | 0.79 ± 1.20 | 0.78 ± 1.19 | 0.78 ± 1.11 | NS | NS |
Diverticulosis | 30 | 37 |
- Citation: Tajika M, Niwa Y, Bhatia V, Kondo S, Tanaka T, Mizuno N, Hara K, Hijioka S, Imaoka H, Komori K, Yamao K. Can mosapride citrate reduce the volume of lavage solution for colonoscopy preparation? World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(5): 727-735
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i5/727.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.727