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Postholiday colonoscopies have lower rates of good bowel prep

Publish date:: June 25, 2019

Key clinical point: Inadequate bowel preparation for colonoscopy was more likely after holidays.

Major finding: The odds ratio for inadequate bowel preparation on the day after a holiday was 1.5 (P = .006).

Study details: Retrospective single-center study of 6,510 patients.

Disclosures: Dr. Nassri reported no outside sources of funding and no conflicts of interest.

Citation:

REPORTING FROM DDW 2019

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