BOWEL PREPARATION BEFORE COLONOSCOPY FOR CHILDREN: comparison of efficacy of three different methods

Background - Colonoscopy is an important diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. Adequate bowel preparation is mandatory. Several regimens were discussed in the literature. Among the drugs which has recently used, polyethylene glycol is one of the most popular agents. Objectives - The aim of this study was to compare efficacy of three different methods for 1 day preparation before colonoscopy. Methods - This study included children with the range of ages (2-21) who had an indication of colonoscopy. Exclusion criteria were based on the history of previous surgery, parental disagreement, and patients who did not use preparation protocol. Three methods for bowel preparation were studied: 1- Polyethylene glycol only; 2- Polyethylene glycol and bisacodyl suppositories; 3- Polyethylene glycol plus normal saline enema. Boston Bowel Preparation Score was used for evaluation of preparation. SPSS version 16.0 (Chicago, IL, USA) were used for data analysis. Results - In this study 83 cases completed the bowel preparation completely. Acceptable bowel preparation was seen in 24 (85.71%), 36 (94.73%), and 14 (82.35%) of cases in PEG, PEG + bisacodyl, and PEG + normal saline enema groups respectively. PEG + bisacodyl suppositories was more effective than PEG + normal saline for the preparation of the first segment ( P=0.05). For second and third segment of colon, BPPS score was higher in PEG + bisacodyl suppositories compared to other regimens, but this difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion - There was no significant difference between 1 day colonoscopy regimens in terms of bowel preparation score. Lowest score was seen in PEG + enema group compared to other group.

Contexto - A colonoscopia é um procedimento diagnóstico e terapêutico importante. A preparação intestinal adequada é obrigatória. Vários esquemas são discutidos na literatura. Dentre as drogas que se têm usado recentemente, o polietilenoglicol é um dos agentes mais utilizados. Objetivo - O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a eficácia de três métodos diferentes para a preparação feita 1 dia antes de colonoscopia. Métodos - Este estudo incluiu crianças com a gama de idades entre 2 e 21 anos, que tinham indicação de colonoscopia. Os critérios de exclusão foram baseados em história da cirurgia anterior, não aprovação dos pais e pacientes que não utilizaram o protocolo de preparação. Três métodos para a preparação do intestino foram estudados: 1-polietilenoglicol; 2 - polietilenoglicol e bisacodil supositórios; 3 - polietilenoglicol e enema de solução salina. O escore de Boston para preparação intestinal foi usado para a avaliação e os dados foram analisados pelo SPSS versão 16.0 (Chicago, Il, USA). Resultados - Um total de 83 pacientes concluiu completamente o preparo intestinal. Houve preparo aceitável em 24 (85,71%), 36 (94,73%) e 14 (82,35%) dos casos, nos grupos PEG, PEG + bisacodil e PEG + enema salino, respectivamente. PEG + bisacodil supositórios foi mais eficaz do que a PEG + solução salina para a preparação do primeiro segmento ( P=0,05). Para segundo e terceiro segmento do cólon, a pontuação de BPPS foi maior no grupo PEG + bisacodil supositórios em comparação com outros regimes, mas essa diferença não foi estatisticamente significativa. Conclusão - Não houve nenhuma diferença significativa entre os regimes de preparo para colonoscopia de um dia em termos de pontuação de preparação do intestino. A nota mais baixa foi vista no grupo PEG + enema em comparação com outros grupos.

Early Postoperative Complications of Pediatric Liver Transplantation.

We reviewed records of 35 pediatric liver transplant recipients who were operated at the Shiraz Organ Transplant Center between April 1998 and April 2005 to gather demographic data, primary diagnosis, duration of hospital stay, source of graft, mortality, and surgical (vascular, biliary, fluid collection) and medical (infection, respiratory, neurological, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal) complications. Among 23 male and 12 female pediatric liver transplant recipients (mean age: 11.8±4.9 years) with a mean hospital stay duration of 23.3±20.3 days, the postoperative complications included biliary leakage (7.20%), biliary stricture (3.10%), biliary obstruction (3.10%), pleural effusion (9.26%), lung collapse (n=1) pulmonary hemorrhage (n=1), and vascular complications of portal and hepatic vasculature (n=10, 28.6%); and infections of the peritoneum, lung, wound site, and urinary tract (n=10; 28.6%). Acute cellular rejection was documented in 6 (17.1%) recipients. Overall, 13 (37.1%) children died.

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in children in southern Iran.

Objective. To find out whether the causes of upper GI bleeding in our center in a developing country differed from developed countries. Methods. Children presenting to our center with upper GI bleeding from March 2002 to March 2007, were retrospectively evaluated. Informations were retrieved from patient’s history and physical examination and results of upper GI endoscopy regarding etiology of bleeding, managements, use of medications which might predispose patient to bleeding, and the mortality rate. Results. From 118 children (67 boys; with age of 7.7±4.7 yrs) who underwent upper GI endoscopies, 50% presented with hematemesis, 14% had melena and 36% had both. The most common causes of upper GI bleeding among all patients were gastric erosions (28%), esophageal varices (16%), duodenal erosions (10%), gastric ulcer (8.5%), Mallory Weiss syndrome tear (7.8%), duodenal ulcer (6.8%), esophagitis (1.7%) and duodenal ulcer with gastric ulcer (0.8%). The causes of bleeding could not be ascertained in 20.5% of cases. No significant pre-medication or procedure related complications were observed. Endoscopic therapy was performed in 13.5% of patients. In 14.4% of patients, there was a history of consumption of medications predisposing them to upper GI bleeding. Two deaths occurred (1.7%) too. Conclusion. The findings in the present study showed that half of upper GI bleedings in pediatric patients from south of Iran, were due to gastric and duodenal erosions and ulcers. This study concludes that the causes of upper GI bleeding in children in our center of a developing country, are not different from those in developed ones.