Research Article
Bowel Preparation for Flexible Sigmoidoscopy: Is a Phosphate Enema Sufficient?
1Department of Colorectal Surgery Prince Charles Hospital, UK
2University of South Wales, UK
Received Date: September 10, 2019; Published Date: September 17, 2019
Abstract
Aim: To explore the efficacy of phosphate enemas as bowel preparation for flexible sigmoidoscopy.
Methods: A retrospective study of patients underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy at District General hospital over a four-month period, from June to October 2017.
Results: A total of 428 patients underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy during the study period, 37 patients excluded as they had incomplete procedure due to reasons other than bowel preparation (16 dues to patient discomfort and 21 due to technical / clinical judgement reasons) and 391 patients included in our study. The bowel preparation used was as follows; 239 patients (61.1%) had Moviprep®, 130 (33.2%) had phosphate enema, 11 (2.8%) had Picolux®, 2 (0.5%) had Clean Prep® and 9 patients had no Preparation prior to the procedure
