A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Low-Volume PEG Solution Plus Ascorbic Acid versus Standard PEG Solution in Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy
Table 2
Patient tolerance and acceptance.
Variable
PEG-ELS
PEG-ASC
value
Number of patients
50
50
Compliance >75% (, %)
45 (90)
47 (94)
100% intake (, %)
44 (88)
44 (88)
How was the taste of preparation liquid?
(very good/good/fair/bad/unacceptable)
(0/3/28/17/2)
(0/9/27/13/1)
At what volume did you feel distress?
(<500/<1000/<1500/<2000/no distress)
(3/12/21/5/9)
(6/15/15/0/14)
How easy/difficult to take preparation (overall impression)?
(very easy/easy/fair/difficult/very difficult)
(1/4/24/15/6)
(1/16/20/11/2)
Any symptoms ()
Nausea
(none/mild/moderate/severe)
(42/4/2/2)
(41/6/3/0)
Vomiting
(no/yes)
(48/2)
(49/1)
Distension
(none/mild/moderate/severe)
(8/22/18/2)
(16/21/9/4)
Abdominal pain
(none/mild/moderate/severe)
(43/5/2/0)
(43/6/1/0)
Circulatory reactions
(none/mild/moderate/severe)
0
0
Willingness to repeat () the same preparation regimen
(much/somewhat/never)
(26/9/15)
(36/7/7)
Willingness to repeat (rate of much, %)
52
72
0.039
Point estimate and 95% CI the difference between for willingness to repeat
+20 (0.014, 0.386)
How easy/difficult to undergo this preparation compared with previous one, PEG ()
