Effect of Functional Status on the Quality of Bowel Preparation in Elderly Patients Undergoing Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Optimal bowel preparation is essential for successful screening or for surveillance colonoscopy (SC). Inadequate bowel preparation is associated with older age, the male gender, and the presence of certain comorbidities. However, the association between patients’ functional status a...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Akash, Lin, Lisa, Bernheim, Oren, Bagiella, Emilia, Jandorf, Lina, Itzkowitz, Steven H., Shah, Brijen J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Editorial Office of Gut and Liver 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27021501
http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl15230

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