Muhammad Aslam
This is a prospective randomized study of patients who are scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery. Patients will be randomized to require either pre-surgical bowel preparation vs. no bowel preparation. The effect of bowel preparation on intraoperative visualization, bowel handling, intestinal load and ease of surgery will be assessed. Patient comfort and satisfaction will be assessed.
Bowel preparation prior to gynecologic surgery is a common practice based more on assumptions than evidence. Expert opinion rules over evidence regarding its utility and necessity. The objective of this study is to determine if there is an association between the use of bowel preparation in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and the ease of the surgery. This is a randomized controlled trial of adult patients of Dr. Muhammad Aslam who are scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery at Henry Ford St. John Hospital and Henry Ford Macomb-Oakland Hospital-Warren Campus.…
Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery; * Age 18 years and above * Willing to perform an enema if randomized to the enema group * Able to read and understand English * Willing to sign an informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Scheduled for open surgery * Younger than 18 years of age * Unwilling to perform an enema if randomized to the enema group * Unable to read and understand English * Unwilling to sign an informed consent form
Individuals will perform a bowel preparation using a Fleet saline enema.
Subjects will not be required to perform bowel preparation before surgery.
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