©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 16, 2019; 11(6): 413-423
Published online Jun 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i6.413
Published online Jun 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i6.413
Table 4 Demographics, Intraluminal Bubble Scale, and Boston Bowel Preparation Scale characteristics, n (%)
| Simethicone | Placebo | P-value | |
| Baseline characteristics | |||
| Gender | 0.436 | ||
| Female | 50 (59.5) | 45 (53.6) | |
| Male | 34 (40.5) | 39 (46.4) | |
| mean age (yr ± SD) | 59.6 ± 14.0 | 54.0 ± 16.4 | 0.019 |
| Median age (yr) | 63 (IQR; 51-70) | 57 (IQR; 43-68) | 0.033 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Intraluminal Bubbles Scale | < 0.001 | ||
| 1 | 73 (86.9) | 46 (54.8) | |
| 2 | 7 (8.3) | 18 (21.4) | |
| 3 | 2 (2.4) | 13 (15.5) | |
| 4 | 2 (2.4) | 7 (8.3) | |
| Boston Bowel Prep Scale | 0.832 | ||
| 3 | 2 (2.4) | 1 (1.2) | |
| 4 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | |
| 5 | 2 (2.4) | 1 (1.2) | |
| 6 | 26 (31.0) | 31 (36.9) | |
| 7 | 13 (15.5) | 13 (15.5) | |
| 8 | 9 (10.7) | 9 (10.7) | |
| 9 | 32 (38.1) | 27 (32.1) | |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | |
- Citation: Rishi M, Kaur J, Ulanja M, Manasewitsch N, Svendsen M, Abdalla A, Vemala S, Kewanyama J, Singh K, Singh N, Gullapalli N, Osgard E. Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial evaluating simethicone pretreatment with bowel preparation during colonoscopy. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2019; 11(6): 413-423
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v11/i6/413.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v11.i6.413