Journal article
Comparative safety of bowel cleansers: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The US Food and Drug Administration has withdrawn the bowel cleansing kit HalfLytely (PEG 3500) with 10 mg bisacodyl tablets due to an increased risk of ischaemic colitis compared with the same kit with only 5 mg bisacodyl. This is of interest in Canada given that the bowel cleansing kit Bi-Peglyte (PEG 3500) with 15 mg bisacodyl is currently approved for use. The objective is to assess the comparative safety of various bowel …
Authors
Barbeau P; Wolfe D; Yazdi F; Rice DB; Dube C; Kanji S; Rostom A; Skidmore B; Moher D; Hutton B
Journal
BMJ Open, Vol. 8, No. 6,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
June 2018
DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021892
ISSN
2044-6055