Abstract
Colonoscopies provide a crucial diagnostic and surveillance tool for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Accordingly, IBD patients undergo repeated and frequent colonoscopies. The oral purgative bowel prep (BP) is often burdensome on patients, resulting in delayed or missed colonoscopies due to patient noncompliance. Additionally, oral BP has been noted to possibly induce colon mucosal inflammatory changes in some patients, which may be misleading when assessing actual disease activity. In this retrospective clinical study, we evaluated the use of an FDA cleared, defecation-inducing high-volume colon irrigation (>40 L) BP to prepare IBD patients for colonoscopy. Data were collected at 4 US Hygieacare centers from September 2016 to March 2021. The IBD patient population consisted of 314 patients that underwent 343 BPs. The BPs were prescribed by 65 physicians and performed by 16 nurses and technicians. Patient ages were 20-85 years old, 76% females, 24% males, and 97% of the patients were adequately prepared for their colonoscopy (n = 309). Patient satisfaction with the BP was very high, as reflected in postprocedure surveys and open-ended responses text analyses, and there were no serious adverse events. We present data supporting that the defecation-inducing high-volume colon irrigation BP for colonoscopy is safe, effective, and preferred for IBD patients. Using this BP for IBD patients can allow earlier interventions, significantly impacting disease management and future outcomes.
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