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Volume 121, Issue 11 , Pages 931-932 , November 2008

Are Oral Sodium Phosphate Products for Bowel Cleansing Safe for the General Population?

Gastrointestinal absorption and renal excretion of phosphorus after standard dose of oral sodium phosphate based on the data reported by Patel et al.¹⁴ Each dose contains 5.75 g of phosphorus. The per

Gastrointestinal absorption and renal excretion of phosphorus after standard dose of oral sodium phosphate based on the data reported by Patel et al.¹⁴ Each dose contains 5.75 g of phosphorus. The percentage of gastrointestinal absorption is calculated from the intake minus the mean stool phosphorus content, and the percentage of renal excretion is calculated from the mean urine phosphorus. GI, Gastrointestinal.
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