Study About Effect of Preoperative Bowel Preparation Versus no Bowel Preparation Before Spinal Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study investigated the effect of preoperative bowel preparations for patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital
• Treatments: Bisacodyl; Bismuth subsalicylate; Sorbitol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery

• Age 15 years or older

• The patients had to understand oral and written Norwegian.

• Postoperative pain management via epidural catheter should have been planned.

• Exclusion Criteria:

• Constipation

• Regularly use of enema