Table 2.
Pooled prevalences of electrolyte disorders after bowel preparation with NaP or PEG
| Bowel preparation | Electrolyte disorder | Number of studies included in the analysis | Number of patients included in the analysis | Pooled prevalence | 95% CI | I 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NaP | Hypokalemia 22 , 24 , 25 , 29 , 30 , 32 , 33 | 7 | 564 | 17.19% | 6.69, 30.95 | 92.37% |
| Hyponatremia 22 , 29 , 30 , 32 | 4 | 308 | 0.86% | 0.00, 4.07 | 54.8% | |
| Hyperphosphatemia 22 , 25 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 32 , 33 | 7 | 560 | 37.26% | 12.24, 66.45 | 97.8% | |
| Hypocalcemia 22 , 24 , 25 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 32 , 33 | 8 | 596 | 15.59% | 3.67, 32.94 | 95.6% | |
| High‐volume PEG | Hypokalemia 25 , 27 , 29 , 30 , 32 | 5 | 271 | 4.83% | 0.27, 13.02 | 80.19% |
| Hyponatremia 27 , 29 , 30 , 32 | 5 | 222 | 3.30% | 0.00, 12.41 | 82.3% | |
| Hyperphosphatemia 30 , 32 | 2 | 96 | 0.65% | 0.00, 4.06 | 5.12% | |
| Hypocalcemia 25 , 27 , 29 , 30 , 32 | 5 | 271 | 8.07% | 1.39, 18.63 | 83.43% |
CI, confidence interval; NaP, sodium phosphate; PEG, polyethylene glycol.