title: [Use of isocolan in bowel preparation of patients with congestive heart failure].
abstract: The aim of this study was to verify the safety and effectiveness of a polyethylene-glycol electrolytes lavage solution (PEG-ELS) in patients with delicate fluid and electrolyte balance. Thirteen patients with chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) undergoing diagnostic colonoscopy, were asked to drink three liters of Isocolan (Bracco s.p.a.) at a rate of 500 ml/30 minutes, 8 hours before endoscopic examination. Plasma electrolytes (Na, K, C1), BUN, creatinine, glycemia, hematocrit, urine specific weight, arterial pressure, pulse rate, ECG and body weight were obtained before and after PEG-ELS supply. Colonic cleansing was judged by the same endoscopist as excellent, good or poor. Data, expressed as mean (SE), were analyzed by a two-tailed ranked test. PEG-ELS supply did not alter fluid and electrolyte balance, since no significant differences were found for all laboratory parameters studied. Out of the clinical features, diastolic arterial pressure significantly (p = 0.05) raised from 72.3 (3.0) to 78.8 (2.8) mmHg and body weight significantly (p = 0.007) increased from 70.7 (3.4) to 71.2 (3.4) kg. Colon cleansing resulted excellent in 8 patients and good in 5. This study shows that Isocolan proved to be safe in patients with CHF and that a slow drinking velocity do not impair adequate colon cleansing.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, Università degli Studi, L'Aquila.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frieri
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Perugini
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gialanella
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bucciero
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caprilli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003106:Colon; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004573:Electrolytes; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D012996:Solutions; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; C033608:Golytely; D012996:Solutions; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols
vernacular_title: L'impiego di Isocolan nella preparazione intestinale di pazienti con insufficienza cardiaca congestizia.