Colonic cleansing for colonoscopy: a risk to be taken seriously

Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 Mar;73(3):616-8. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.11.050.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Aged
  • Bradycardia / etiology
  • Cathartics / adverse effects*
  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Citric Acid / adverse effects*
  • Colonoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Colonoscopy / methods
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypotension / etiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology
  • Organometallic Compounds / adverse effects*
  • Phosphates / adverse effects*
  • Polyethylene Glycols / adverse effects*
  • Respiratory Aspiration / etiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Seizures
  • Surface-Active Agents / adverse effects*
  • Syncope / etiology

Substances

  • Cathartics
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Phosphates
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • Citric Acid
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • magnesium citrate
  • sodium phosphate