Improving Quality and Safety in the Endoscopy Unit (Virtual) | August 2023-Optimizing Bowel Preparation in Your Endoscopy Unit

Optimizing Bowel Preparation in Your Endoscopy Unit

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Video Summary

In this video, Dr. Jason Dominance discusses optimizing bowel preparation in endoscopy units. He emphasizes the importance of split dosing and same-day preparation. Dr. Dominance also talks about the impact of inadequate bowel prep on procedure time, intubation rates, repeat procedures, patient experience, and detection of adenomas. He identifies risk factors for poor bowel preparation and highlights the importance of educating patients about the steps involved in the process. Dr. Dominance discusses various options for bowel prep, including isosmotic full volume and low volume preps, hyperosmotic low volume preps, and over-the-counter products. He also addresses personalizing the regimen based on patient preferences and conditions. The video concludes with a discussion on measuring bowel prep quality, the Boston Bowel Prep Scale, and the importance of rebooking patients with inadequate prep.

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Jason Dominitz, MD MHS FASGE

Keywords

bowel preparation

split dosing

same-day preparation

inadequate bowel prep

patient experience

detection of adenomas