[Biological effects of golytely in children].

Golytely solution is now commonly used in preoperative bowel preparation or in colonoscopy and barium enema in adults. Studies have demonstrated its effectiveness and good acceptance in regards to clinical as well as biological point of view. In children, it has been used more recently, but since 1984 several teams agree to find the method excellent. Our study aimed to confirm there was no electrolytic movement caused by golytely and that using it without reserve in children was possible, even in the very young ones. Children are generally very sensible to those movements and mainly as they have a general anaesthesia in the hours following the golytely administration for investigation or surgery. Up to now, 54 children from 4 months to 18 years aged have been studied. Besides the good quality of the preparation noted by the operator and the good clinical tolerance, no significant change of the sodium, potassium, chloride, creatinine and proteins has been noticed. Only urea has decreased very lightly but not out of norms. These results confirm that golytely is safe and effective in preparing the bowel in children.