Comparison of Bowel Preparation Quality for Colonoscopy Between Inpatients and Outpatients: A Single-Center Prospective Observational Study in Lebanon
Inpatient status was not associated with inferior bowel preparation compared to outpatient status. Smoking and the type of bowel preparation regimen (split- vs. single-dose) were the most significant predictors of bowel cleansing quality.
Authors
- Samir S. Ayoub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2696-1785)
- Nayef Alkhalil
- Bilal Hotayt
- Nathalie Nasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9435-291X)
- Rola Bou Serhal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1132-5834)
- Abed AlRaouf Kawtharani
- Rola Hussein
Institutions
- Lebanese University (LB)
- Modern University for Business and Science (LB)
- Al-Salam Hospital (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.98483
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00