title: New polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution for the treatment of constipation and faecal impaction.
abstract: Results from a controlled clinical trial indicate that low doses of polyethylene glycol solutions are more effective and have fewer side-effects than lactulose. Large doses of polyethylene glycol are effective in the treatment of faecal impaction. Resolution of faecal impaction was obtained in all patients, and in 25/30 patients with three administrations in a three-day period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Western General Hospital, University of Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Culbert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gillett
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002400:Cathartics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003248:Constipation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007792:Lactulose / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016037:Single-Blind Method
chemical_list: D002400:Cathartics; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D007792:Lactulose