How Efficacious Are Patient Education Interventions to Improve Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy? A Systematic Review.

Bowel preparation is inadequate in a large proportion of colonoscopies, leading to multiple clinical and economic harms. While most patients receive some form of education before colonoscopy, there is no consensus on the best approach.This systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy of patient...

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Main Authors: Jacob E Kurlander, Arjun R Sondhi, Akbar K Waljee, Stacy B Menees, Cathleen M Connell, Philip S Schoenfeld, Sameer D Saini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5065159?pdf=render