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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 25, 2016; 8(6): 295-300
Published online Mar 25, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i6.295
Use of automated irrigation pumps improves quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy
Sujan Ravi, Rana Sabbagh, Fadi Antaki
Sujan Ravi, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, United States
Sujan Ravi, Rana Sabbagh, Fadi Antaki, Division of Gastroenterology, John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, United States
Sujan Ravi, Rana Sabbagh, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI 48201, United States
Author contributions: Ravi S, Sabbagh R and Antaki F designed the study; Ravi S and Sabbagh R collected data; Ravi S and Antaki F performed data analysis and interpretation, drafting of manuscript and draft revision; Ravi S, Sabbagh R and Antaki F approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Resources and the use of facilities at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI, United States (the views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not represent those of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Government).
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Wayne State University Institutional Review Board (IRB# 025911M1E(V)) and the John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center Research Committee.
Informed consent statement: A waiver of informed consent was granted by the Wayne State University Institutional Review Board (IRB) as the study satisfied the following criteria: (1) risk is no more than minimal, (2) the waiver does not adversely affect the rights and welfare of research participants and (3) the research could not be practicably carried out without the waiver. All research participants had signed informed consent for the colonoscopy procedure.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have any financial conflict of interest in relationship to the submitted manuscript.
Data sharing statement: No other data is available.
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Correspondence to: Fadi Antaki, MD, AGAF, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4646 John R Road, C-3825, Detroit, MI 48201, United States. fadi.antaki@va.gov
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Received: June 28, 2015
Peer-review started: July 6, 2015
First decision: August 16, 2015
Revised: October 23, 2015
Accepted: January 16, 2016
Article in press: January 19, 2016
Published online: March 25, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: The use of automated irrigation pumps during colonoscopy results in higher quality of preparation and decreases recommendations for repeating colonoscopy at short interval.