Mayur Brahmania, MD at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada discusses his original article "2L vs. 4L PEG 3350 + electrolytes for outpatient colonic preparation: a randomized controlled trial" from the March issue. Low volume bowel preparations are ideal to ensure patient compliance, enabling high quality examinations. We examined the bowel-cleansing efficacy and …
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Improving palatability of bowel prep
Ala Sharara, MD, from the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon shares some insights about his Original Article "Sugar-free mentholyptus drops improve the palatability and bowel cleansing effect of PEG-Electrolyte solution" from the December issue. Colon preparations are generally poorly tolerated and, consequently, serve as an impediment to colorectal cancer screening and …
Editor’s Choice- John Saltzman
Associate Editor, John Saltzman, MD, recommends the article "A low-residue diet improved patient satisfaction with split-dose oral sulfate solution without impairing colonic preparation" by Sipe et al from the June issue of GIE. This article shows that a low residue diet the day before a colonoscopy is as effective as a clear liquid diet and …