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Table 4 Patient reported adverse effects of bowel preparations

From: Effect of bowel preparation volume in inpatient colonoscopy. Results of a prospective, randomized, comparative pilot study

Ā 

Large volume

Medium volume

Low volume

P-value

Unpleasant taste

ā€ƒMean (SD)

2.2 (Ā±0.97)

2.1 (Ā±1.36)

0.6 (Ā±0.74)

ā‰¤ 0.01

ā€ƒRange

1ā€“3

0ā€“4

0ā€“2

Nausea

ā€ƒMean (SD)

0.9 (Ā±1.27)

0.5 (Ā±1.07)

0 (0.0)

0.19

ā€ƒRange

0ā€“3

0ā€“3

0

Vomiting

ā€ƒMean (SD)

0.1 (Ā±0.33)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0.43

ā€ƒRange

0ā€“1

0

0