Open AccessReducing Suboptimal Bowel Preparation
Author(s) -
Abigail Mitchell
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of quality in health care and economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2642-6250
DOI - 10.23880/jqhe-16000232
Subject(s) - bowel preparation , colonoscopy , medicine , intensive care medicine , general surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer
Achieving adequate bowel cleansing is essential to ensuring safe and effective colonoscopy. Yet, among hospitalized patients, suboptimal bowel preparation is a common problem leading to diagnostic delay, increased cost, and patient dissatisfaction. All patients, inpatient and outpatient, presenting with inadequate bowel preparation prior to procedure require repeat colonoscopy sooner than needed with successful bowel preparation.