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. 2009 Nov;5(11 Suppl 19):3-11.

Current Issues in Optimal Bowel Preparation: Excerpts From a Roundtable Discussion Among Colon-Cleansing Experts

Lawrence B Cohen  1 , David M Kastenberg  2 , David B Mount  3 , Alan V Safdi  4
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Current Issues in Optimal Bowel Preparation: Excerpts From a Roundtable Discussion Among Colon-Cleansing Experts

Lawrence B Cohen et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2009 Nov.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Single PM dose versus PM/AM split-dose bowel preparation. A) cecum after a PM-only purgative dose administered the evening before colonoscopy. B) cecum after the second dose of a PM/AM split-dose regimen.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Results of patient survey. The survey asked patients if they were willing to wake very early in the morning to take the second dose of a PM/AM split-dose regimen.
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