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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2018; 24(26): 2833-2843
Published online Jul 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i26.2833
Bowel preparation quality scales for colonoscopy
David Kastenberg, Gerald Bertiger, Stuart Brogadir
David Kastenberg, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
Gerald Bertiger, Hillmont GI, Flourtown, PA 19031, United States
Stuart Brogadir, Medical Affairs, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Parsippany, NJ 07054, United States
Author contributions: Kastenberg D planned the first draft of the manuscript; all authors contributed to writing of the manuscript and approved the final version for submission.
Conflict-of-interest statement: David Kastenberg has received research support from and served as a consultant for Medtronic, and is on the advisory boards of Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Salix Pharmaceuticals. Gerald Bertiger has served as a consultant and has been a part of the speakers bureau for Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stuart Brogadir is an employee of Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. Editorial support was provided by The Curry Rockefeller Group, LLC, which was funded by Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
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Correspondence to: David Kastenberg, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 132 South 10th Street, Suite 480, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States. david.kastenberg@jefferson.edu
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Received: March 13, 2018
Peer-review started: March 14, 2018
First decision: April 18, 2018
Revised: May 16, 2018
Accepted: May 26, 2018
Article in press: May 26, 2018
Published online: July 14, 2018
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Core Tip

Core tip: Adequate bowel preparation is essential for proper visualization of the colonic mucosa to optimize lesion detection for a successful colonoscopy. Clinicians and researchers continue to use a variety of bowel preparation quality measures, including de novo, nonvalidated scales in clinical studies, leading to potential confusion, and creating difficulty when comparing bowel preparation quality results across clinical trials. Based on data evaluating different bowel preparation quality scales in the literature, and published criteria that define the most desirable measures to be used in such grading scales, the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale is currently recommended as standard.