Advanced intestinal regulation improves bowel preparation quality in patients with constipation: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Inadequate bowel preparation (IBP) has a critical influence on the colonoscopy procedure and is associated with significantly lower rates of detection of colorectal lesions. Constipation is an important risk factor of IBP, and some studies have attempted to address the bowel cleansing for constipated patients. However, there is still lack of consensus to guide the clinical work of bowel preparation (BP) for patients with constipation. Therefore, we aimed to perform a network meta-analysis to compare the overall efficacy of various regimens for BP in constipated patients. Methods: We performed a comprehensive search of PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Web of science to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of bowel preparation regimens in constipated p

SUBMITTER: Ding L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9904507 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature