Top tips on organizing effective bowel preparation in the endoscopy unit

One of the most important aspects of a high-quality colonoscopy is the bowel preparation, eg, quality of bowel preparation, patient adherence, simple instructions, and reminders. In this issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Dr Aasma Shaukat provides easy-to-follow tips and instructions on how to organize an effective bowel preparation in the endoscopy unit. She highlights the importance of simple instructions, multiple methods and languages for providing the information, training of personnel who provide the instructions, and periodic review or audit of the methods used.