Research Article

A Randomized, Endoscopist-Blinded, Prospective Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Patient Tolerability between Bowel Preparation Protocols Using Sodium Picosulfate Magnesium Citrate and Polyethylene-Glycol (1 L and 2 L) for Colonoscopy

Table 2

Results of indicators related to colonoscopy.

Group A ()Group B ()Group C () value

Strict food restriction (no. (%))25 (25%)29 (29.3%)22 (22.7%)0.427
NPO time ( (h))0.127
Interval time between the last dose of solution and the procedure (h)6.216.116.130.763
Cecal intubation success (%)1001001001
Cecal intubation time ( (min))0.182
Total examination time ( (min))0.132

Group A: 2 L PEG-ASc; Group B: 1 L PEG-ASc plus bisacodyl; Group C: SP-MC plus bisacodyl; SD: standard deviation; NPO: not per oral.