eprintid: 10124184 rev_number: 15 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/12/41/84 datestamp: 2021-03-18 15:14:00 lastmod: 2022-08-17 16:00:39 status_changed: 2021-03-18 15:14:00 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Mekhael, M creators_name: Kristensen, HØ creators_name: Larsen, HM creators_name: Juul, T creators_name: Emmanuel, A creators_name: Krogh, K creators_name: Christensen, P title: Transanal Irrigation for Neurogenic Bowel Disease, Low Anterior Resection Syndrome, Faecal Incontinence and Chronic Constipation: A Systematic Review ispublished: pub subjects: UCH divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C10 divisions: D17 divisions: G91 keywords: transanal irrigation; neurogenic bowel dysfunction; low anterior resection syndrome; faecal incontinence; chronic constipation; bowel dysfunction; quality of life note: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited abstract: Transanal irrigation (TAI) has received increasing attention as a treatment option in patients with bowel dysfunction. This systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines and evaluates the effect of TAI in neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD), low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), faecal incontinence (FI) and chronic constipation (CC). The primary outcome was the effect of TAI on bowel function. Secondary outcomes included details on TAI, quality of life (QoL), the discontinuation rate, adverse events, predictive factors for a successful outcome, and health economics. A systematic search for articles reporting original data on the effect of TAI on bowel function was performed, and 27 eligible studies including 1435 individuals were included. Three randomised controlled trials, one non-randomised trial, and 23 observational studies were included; 70% of the studies were assessed to be of excellent or good methodological quality. Results showed an improvement in bowel function among patients with NBD, LARS, FI, and CC with some studies showing improvement in QoL. However, discontinuation rates were high. Side effects were common, but equally prevalent among comparative treatments. No consistent predictive factors for a successful outcome were identified. Results from this review show that TAI improves bowel function and potentially QoL; however, evidence remains limited. date: 2021-02-02 date_type: published official_url: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040753 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub pmcid: PMC7918662 language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1853313 doi: 10.3390/jcm10040753 pii: jcm10040753 lyricists_name: Emmanuel, Anton lyricists_id: AVEMM74 actors_name: Kalinowski, Damian actors_id: DKALI47 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Journal of Clinical Medicine volume: 10 number: 4 article_number: 753 event_location: Switzerland citation: Mekhael, M; Kristensen, HØ; Larsen, HM; Juul, T; Emmanuel, A; Krogh, K; Christensen, P; (2021) Transanal Irrigation for Neurogenic Bowel Disease, Low Anterior Resection Syndrome, Faecal Incontinence and Chronic Constipation: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine , 10 (4) , Article 753. 10.3390/jcm10040753 <https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040753>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10124184/1/Emmanuel_Transanal%20Irrigation%20for%20Neurogenic%20Bowel%20Disease%2C%20Low%20Anterior%20Resection%20Syndrome%2C%20Faecal%20Incontinence%20and%20Chronic%20Constipation_VoR.pdf