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Clinical Trial
. 1982 Apr 3;284(6321):1021-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.284.6321.1021.

Routine colonic lavage is unnecessary for double-contrast barium enema in outpatients

G De Lacey, M Benson, R Wilkins, J Spencer, B Cramer
Clinical Trial

Routine colonic lavage is unnecessary for double-contrast barium enema in outpatients

G De Lacey et al. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). .

Abstract

Four different cleansing regimens were assessed in a prospective survey of 435 patients referred for barium enema. A regimen using simple dietary instructions and laxatives is as effective as a preliminary cleansing enema. It is suggested that routine cleansing enemas in outpatients represent an unnecessary and uncomfortable ritual that might usefully be abandoned.

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