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Table 2 Prep quality by treatment arm

From: Polyethylene glycol vs. sodium phosphate for bowel preparation: A treatment arm meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Prep Treatment Arm

# of Treatment Arms

% Excellent (95% CI)

% Good (95% CI)

% Fair (95% CI)

% Poor (95% CI)

NaP Solution alone

22

42.1 (33-51)

31.0 (25-37)

16.4 (13-20)

7.0 (5-9)

NaP Sol'n with adjunctive meds

3

44.4 (38-51)

23.0 (18-28)

26.2 (21-32)

5.6 (2-9)

NaP tablets

7

58.2 (49-67)

28.8 (22-36)

9.9 (7-14)

1.4 (0.6-2)

4L PEG alone

23

33.7 (26-41)

36.8 (33-41)

23.3 (15-31)

5.9 (4-8)

2L PEG

11

38.7 (26-51)

38.6 (29-48)

23.5 (13-34)

4.3 (2-6)

Split dose PEG

5

37.2 (28-46)

43.0 (35-51)

11.1 (5-17)

5.7 (1-10)