All bowel preparations, regardless of formulation, are more effective when administered as a split-dose regimen compared with a 1-day preparation. Approximately one in four individuals undergoing ...

As quality indicators and benchmarks for colonoscopy increase in coming years, gastroenterologists must think about ways to ...

Some patients pay out of pocket for colonoscopy prep, according to a recent study, and many leaders are concerned about how that could affect screening volumes. Gastroenterologist Eric Shah, MD, at ...

ACG and ASGE released new indicators for measuring the quality of a colonoscopy, including adding bowel preparation adequacy rate and sessile serrated lesion detection rate to the list of priority ...

In a separate study published in March by the same journal, an updated version of the Cologuard stool test, which also looks ...

Virtual colonoscopy uses a computerized tomography (CT) scanner and X-rays to take 3-D images of the colon that can be seen on a computer screen. This test doesn’t involve sedation, but some ...

including new quality indicators for measuring the quality of a colonoscopy. According to the report of the guidelines, 2 these include adding bowel preparation adequacy rate and sessile serrated ...

Mercy broke ground on what they call a game-changer for gastrointestinal care, a new facility dedicated to digestive health.

Surgical site infection can be prevented via institutional, preoperative, and intraoperative interventions for colorectal ...

A 2014 study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that 13% of Cologuard results were ... By contrast, a colonoscopy is an outpatient procedure in which you need to undergo bowel preparation ...

Stool-based test offers a promising solution to reduce the burden of a colonoscopy," experts emphasized on September 21st, ...