Evaluation of Different Methods of Abdominal Preparation Prior to Intravenous Urography in Patients Over Forty Years Old

Abstract

In this study the researcher attempts, to test three methods of abdominal preparation commonly used in the radiologic department in Khartoum State prior to intravenous urography and to select the suitable methods for elderly patients ranging 40-80 years old . The researcher prepared 60 patient in two conventional x-ray department and divided them into three groups. The first group (20 patients) without preparation, the second group (20 patients) prepared with castor oil + dysflatyl tablets for one day and the third group (20 patients) prepared with enema- wash. The general results and findings out of this research are as follow: * The first group shows 1(5%) image with satisfactory preparation, 19 (95%) images with unsatisfactory preparation and there is no image with good prepartion.  This result means that intravenous urography for the elderly patient could not be done without abdominal preparation. X * The second group shows 3(15%) images with good preparation, 12(60%) images with satisfactory preparation and 9(25%) images with unsatisfactory preparation. * The third group shows 17(89%) images with good preparation, 2(10%)images with satisfactory preparation and 1(5%) image with unsatisfactory preparation.  This result means that the abdominal preparation with the enema-wash for the elderly patient is more effective than preparation by castor oil and dysflatyl for one day.