title: Optimizing adequacy of bowel cleansing for colonoscopy: recommendations from the US multi-society task force on colorectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Eastern VA Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia. Electronic address: dajevms@aol.com.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Alan N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Barkun
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Larry B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dominitz
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Palo Alto, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
authors.forename: Tonya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaltenbach
authors.affiliation: McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martel
authors.affiliation: VA Medical Center, White River Junction, Vermont; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, White River Junction, Vermont.
authors.forename: Douglas J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.affiliation: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: C Richard
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Frances M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Giardello
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lieberman
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Walnut Creek, California.
authors.forename: Theodore R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Douglas K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Rex
mesh_terms: D002400:Cathartics / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000592:standards*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D032921:Consensus; D003672:Defecation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D002400:Cathartics
keywords: Bowel Preparations; Colon Cancer Screening; Colon Polyp Detection; Colonoscopy; Colonoscopy Preparation; Colonoscopy Quality