Patient satisfaction and best-quality care can be at odds when it comes to bowel preparation choice for colonoscopy. Dr. M. Brian Fennerty tackles this issue in his recent
Gut Check blog post.
Patient satisfaction and best-quality care can be at odds when it comes to bowel preparation choice for colonoscopy. Should gastroenterologists be advising patients of the risks associated with choosing a preparation that might taste better but does not clean the colon as well as another (i.e., a split-dosed, polyethylene glycol–based prep)? What preparations are gastroenterologists choosing for their patients? Dr. M. Brian Fennerty lays out this issue and his thoughts. Read Gut Check and contribute to the discussion.