Treatment of fecal impaction in children using combined polyethylene glycol and sodium picosulphate.

Anthony LamannaLauren D DughettiJulie A Jordan-ElyKyla M DobsonMegan DynanAdeline FooLouise M P KooimanNaomi MurakamiKaic FiuzaSiavash ForoughiMarcelo LealSuzanna VidmarAnthony G Catto-SmithJohn M HutsonBridget R Southwell

Published in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2018)

A combined high dose of PEG and SPS on days 1 and 2 was effective in removing the fecaloma in half of the children. Administering high doses for a longer period should be tested to provide outpatient disimpaction for severe fecalomas. Rectums remained flaccid after emptying.

Keyphrases

high dose
young adults
low dose
drug delivery
early onset
combination therapy