대한대장항문학회

Mechanical bowel cleansing prior to colonic surgery has become routine practice<br>because it reduces the quantity of stool and decreases infectious complication. The ideal<br>colon preparation would be safe and rapid, provide good cleansing, cause little or no<br>patient discomfort, and be simple for use in both inpatients and outpatients.<br>Polyethylene glycol Electrolyte Lavage Solution currently in use meet these criteria.<br>Clinical evaluation for the comparison of the effectiveness between the PEG-ELS and<br>the Conventional Colon Preparation has been conducted on 31 cases of patient with<br>malignant large bowel disease who underwent the elective surgery in Chosun University<br>Hospital between January 1992 and August 1992.<br>We conclude that PEG-ELS and Conventional Colon Preparation have the same effect<br>in preventing infectious complication, in decreasing the amount of colonic contents and<br>in changing of body weight and biochemical parameters of the patients, PEG-ELS is<br>superior in safety and well tolerance of the patients. The short time required make<br>PEG-ELS additionally attractive with respect to cost and scheduling, since the<br>preoperative hospitalization could be shortened by as much as two or three days.<br>