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ReviewGastroenterology research and practice2019

Same-Day Regimen as an Alternative to Split Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

Cristina Bucci, Fabiana Zingone, Pietro Schettino, Clelia Marmo, Riccardo Marmo

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Review in Gastroenterology research and practice, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effect of Bowel Preparation to Colonoscopy Interval on Preparation Quality and Colonoscopy Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2023
    Pooled it
  2. Efficacy of ultra-low volume (≤1 L) bowel preparation fluids: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society · 2022
    Pooled it
  3. Split dose bowel preparation before colonoscopy of PEG (Nulytely) in comparison to routine single dose bowel preparation.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Cristina BucciGastroenterology Unit, University of Salerno, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2179-217X
Fabiana ZingoneGastroenterology Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1133-1502
Pietro SchettinoDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4125-7550
Clelia MarmoDivision of Surgical Digestive System, University Hospital Second University of Naples, Italy.
Riccardo MarmoGastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, L. Curto Hospital, Polla, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9111-3443
CTO Hospital · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Padua · ITUniversity of Salerno · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSplit bowel preparation is the best regimen for colonoscopy. However, the same-day regimen can represent a valid alternative, but its use is limited by concerns about its cleansing ability, and to date, no convincing data support its use for routine colonoscopies.

aimTo evaluate the cleansing, compliance, and adverse event rates of the same-day compared to the split regimen.

resultsA systematic literature search and meta-analysis was performed. Ten studies were included for a total of 1807 patients (880 in the same-day group and 927 in the split group). Overall, 85.3% patients in the same-day group vs. 86.3% in the split group had an adequate cleansing. Compliance was high for both, although patients were more compliant with the split than with the same-day prep (89.7% for same-day vs. 96.6% for split regimen). Sleep disturbance was more frequent in the split group, while nausea and vomit were more frequent in the same-day group. In the subgroup analysis, polyethylene glycol obtained a better cleansing rate when given as a split dose, with similar compliance and adverse events rates with both regimens.

conclusionSplit and same-day regimens are both useful in bowel cleaning before colonoscopy with a different pattern of adverse events and better compliance for split preparations. Endoscopists can consider the same-day preparation as a valid alternative, especially when the split preparation does not fit the patients' needs.

Identifiers

PMID30944565
PMCPMC6421828
OpenAlexW2919477572

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