Table 5.
Methods/Products Used for Mechanical Bowel Preparation
Pre-operative fiber-free diet (3–5 d) | 179/241 (74.3%) |
Enema bowel cleanse | 50/228 (21.9%) |
Anterograde mechanical bowel preparation | 161/228 (70.6%) |
Polyethylene glycol based | 91/219 (41.6%) |
Phosphate based | 44/219 (20.1%) |
Both (polyethylene glycol/phosphate) | 71/219 (32.4%) |