The industry is working hard to formulate more patient-friendly routes with an increased efficacy of bowel cleanliness. EndoNurse highlights today’s hot bowel prep products and the current research that describes the efficacy and side effects of such products.  Bowel preparation is a necessary evil for thousands of patients each year. Unfortunately, the process also has been proven to be ...

Colorectal cancer is the third most prevalent cancer in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, there will be approximately 104,950 new cases of colon cancer and 40,340 new cases of rectal cancer in 2005. Together, they will cause about 56,290 deaths. Of course, screening for colon cancer through colonoscopy remains a vitally important component in identifying ...

Bowel preps are no picnic. In fact, patients often consider them worse than the actual procedure. Even if virtual colonoscopy is chosen over the traditional method, a bowel prep is still required. "What patients need is a virtual bowel prep," says Mark R. Wax, MD, vice president of medical affairs at Viatronix.1 But until that becomes an option, patients will ...

What Option is Best for Your Patient? Editor's Note: When hot topics were discussed with members of local endscopy suites, one issue was consistently debated--patient disobedience of bowel prep instructions. This lack of compliance can delay operations within the entire endoscopy suite and can be potentially harmful to the patient undergoing endoscopy procedures. The following article examines several bowel ...