Comparison of a 4-Day versus 2-Day Low Fiber Diet Regimen in Barium Tagging CT Colonography in Incomplete Colonoscopy Patients

Table 3

Distribution of residual fluid in colonic segments.

Residual fluid 1, 2, 3, 4	4-day		2-day
(0%, <25, 25–50, 50<)		%		%
Caecum
1	24	53.3%	24	43.6%	0.199^*
2	18	40.0%	23	41.8%
3	3	6.7%	3	5.5%
4	0	0.0%	5	9.1%
Ascending colon
1	29	64.4%	34	61.8%	0.160^*
2	15	33.3%	13	23.6%
3	1	2.2%	6	10.9%
4	0	0.0%	2	3.6%
Transverse colon
1	34	75.6%	42	75.0%	0.853^*
2	8	17.8%	12	21.4%
3	2	4.4%	1	1.8%
4	1	2.2%	1	1.8%
Descending colon
1	39	86.7%	42	75.0%	0.072^*
2	2	4.4%	10	17.9%
3	2	4.4%	4	7.1%
4	2	4.4%	0	0.0%
Sigmoid colon
1	38	84.4%	43	76.8%	0.334^*
2	7	15.6%	9	16.1%
3	0	0.0%	3	5.4%
4	0	0.0%	1	1.8%
Rectum
1	39	86.7%	40	71.4%	0.131^*
2	6	13.3%	14	25.0%
3	0	0.0%	2	3.6%
4	0	0.0%	0	0.0%

There was no significant difference in distribution of residual liquid per colonic segments between 4-day and 2-day diet group (P > 0.05).