ReviewJGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology2021
The unmet needs for identifying the ideal bowel preparation.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effect of Bowel Preparation to Colonoscopy Interval on Preparation Quality and Colonoscopy Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2023Pooled it
- Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: The Patient Point of View.Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Trial
- Oral mannitol for bowel preparation: a dose-finding phase II study.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2022Trial
- Pharmacokinetics of oral mannitol for bowel preparation for colonoscopy.Clinical and translational science · 2022Trial
- Emerging Endorobotic and AI Technologies in Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Review of Design, Validation, and Translational Pathways.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Assessment of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Patients Undergoing Bowel Preparation With Mannitol for Colonoscopy: The SATISFACTION Study.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Article
- Evaluating bowel preparation tolerability in IBD: a phase 3Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Day before late regimen vs standard split dose of low-volume PEG-CS for early morning colonoscopy: Multicenter randomized controlled trial.Endoscopy international open · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Application for Educating Outpatients about Bowel Preparation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Taking Oral Sulfate Tablets with Simethicone for Bowel Preparation Leads to Higher Adenoma Detection Rate than Polyethylene Glycol: A Propensity Score Analysis.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
Colonoscopy, since it was first employed over 60 years ago, is now the gold standard method for visualizing the mucosa of the colon, but should be of good quality. Many factors affect quality, including the type of health service organization, type of facility, staff, equipment, patient characteristics, and bowel preparation (BP). The adequacy of bowel cleansing is critical, but, unfortunately, may be inadequate in up to one-third of procedures. The current article will present and discuss the main BPs and their drawbacks, which include patient-dependent and procedure-dependent factors. Cleansing quality depends on the ease/complexity of solution preparation, volume, taste, and timing of consumption. Consequently, important positive factors include simple instructions, easy preparation of the solution, low volume, pleasant taste, short drinking time (e.g. <30 min), and splitting the dose between the evening before and the morning of the colonoscopy (or even better, only one dose in the early morning to avoid night-time problems), and short onset of action. The BP solution must also be safe with negligible side effects. Furthermore, a positive experience supports patient willingness to repeat the procedure.
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