 Cathartics
"Cathartics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents that are used to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.
| Descriptor ID |
D002400
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.483.396
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| Concept/Terms |
Cathartics- Cathartics
- Bowel Evacuants
- Evacuants, Bowel
- Purgatives
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cathartics" by people in Profiles.
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Kumar AS, Beutler BL, Attard TM. One-day oral polyethylene glycol based cleanout is effective for pre-colonoscopy preparation in children. BMC Gastroenterol. 2018 Nov 07; 18(1):170.
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Feng C, Sidhwa F, Anandalwar S, Pennington EC, Glass C, Cameron D, Ziniel S, Islam S, St Peter SD, Abdullah F, Goldin AB, Rangel SJ. Contemporary practice among pediatric surgeons in the use of bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery: A survey of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct; 50(10):1636-40.
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Miller MK, Dowd MD, Friesen CA, Walsh-Kelly CM. A randomized trial of enema versus polyethylene glycol 3350 for fecal disimpaction in children presenting to an emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Feb; 28(2):115-9.
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