title: [Vanner solution--a novel low-volume, patient-friendly colon preparation].
abstract: Many patients have great difficulty drinking the large volume of Fordtran solution, which has become the standard preparation for colonoscopy since 1980. We have evaluated a new method, using two 90-ml small-volume doses of oral sodium phosphate as osmotic laxative in 210 patients who had all had a previous colonoscopy preparation with Fordtran solution. Sodium phosphate was preferred by 81% of the patients, and it produced a better quality of cleansing at much lower cost. Oral sodium phosphate appears to be the preparation of choice for colonoscopy. Contraindications are congestive heart failure or renal insufficiency.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Güller
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reichlin
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D003106:Colon; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010710:Phosphates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; C018279:sodium phosphate