title: Comparison of two common outpatient preparations for colonoscopy in children and youth.
abstract: Colonoscopies are often performed in children for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Our study compared two bowel-cleansing solutions: sodium picosulphate, magnesium oxide, and citric acid (Pico-Salax) with liquid magnesium citrate as preparations for colonoscopy. A retrospective chart review of all patients seen in the Gastroenterology outpatient clinic and who underwent bowel cleansing in preparation for colonoscopy from February to December 2006 was undertaken. Thirty-two children received Pico-Salax and 36 received liquid magnesium citrate. The tolerability of both solutions was similar. Most children in both groups had liquid stools and complete colonoscopies. Bowel preparation for a colonoscopy can be successfully achieved using either Pico-Salax or liquid magnesium citrate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H8L1, Canada. cajimenez@cheo.on.ca
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jimenez-Rivera
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.forename: Janice L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Barkey
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Mack