title: [Peroral cleansing for coloscopy--a possibility of establishing ambulatory coloscopy service].
abstract: A controlled trial was carried out to investigate whether precoloscopy purging can be satisfactorily done on an out-patient basis. One hundred and ninety-nine patients were randomized to purgation as either in-patients or out-patients. The purgative method used was oral intake of a polyethyleneglycol solution. The two patient groups were compared with respect to quality of purgation, side-effects and patient satisfaction. The same quality of purgation and the same frequency of side-effects were seen in both inpatient and out-patient groups. The patients preferred the out-patient procedure. There were variations with respect to sex and age. It is concluded that the purgative procedure described is satisfactory for out-patient use, which thus enables some coloscopy activities to be carried out on an out-patient basis.
authors.affiliation: Arhus Kommunehospital, kirurgisk gastroenterologisk afdeling L.
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Momsen
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011092:Polyethylene Glycols
vernacular_title: Peroral udrensning til koloskopi--en mulighed for at etablere ambulant koloskopiservice.