Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Need for extra treatment · patients aged 0 to 18 years with a diagnosis of functional constipation

It is very uncertain whether high dose PEG changes need for additional therapy compared with low dose PEG (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Osmotic and stimulant laxatives for the management of childhood constipation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0 [0.24, 1.02]
1 study · 90 participants
Very low