Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|
Primary research | Audit/letters/commentaries/opinion/review articles |
Patients with Chronic Functional Constipation (Obstructive defaecation and/or slow transit/IBS-C) | Studies in children (<18 years) only |
Full articles published in peer-reviewed journals | Studies in neurogenic constipation only |
English Language | Studies where all patients have undergone colorectal surgery (resection or rectopexy, etc.) |
Retrograde irrigation using standard equipment performed at home | Studies in stoma patients only |
Primary outcome is patient symptom improvement/response to treatment | Studies in antegrade irrigation only |