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A consensus document on bowel preparation before colonoscopy: prepared by a task force from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

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Acknowledgment

The authors, respective committees, and the governing bodies of the three societies thank Ms. Elektra McDermott for her expert assistance in all stages of data collection and manuscript preparation, and Dr. Thomas Lobe for his expert contributions regarding bowel preparation in pediatric patients.

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA

    Steven D. Wexner

  2. Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA

    David E. Beck

  3. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA

    Todd H. Baron

  4. Surgical Specialists of Western New England, PC/Department of Surgery, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA, USA

    Robert D. Fanelli

  5. Department of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA

    Neil Hyman

  6. Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Bo Shen

  7. Surgical Associates of Neenah, S.C., Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, Midwest Bariatric Solutions, Neenah, WI, USA

    Kevin E. Wasco

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David E. Beck and Neil Hyman = American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Todd H. Baron = American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Robert D. Fanelli, Bo Shen and Kevin E. Wasco = Society of American Gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgeons

The document reviewed and approved by the SAGES Board of Governors, the ASCRS Standards Committee and Executive Council, and the ASGE Governing Board

This article appears simultaneously in the June 2006 issues of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, Surgical Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

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Steven D. Wexner, M.D.     Member, Scientific Advisors Board, C.B. Fleet

David E. Beck, M.D.          Consultant, Braintree, Salix

Todd H. Baron, M.D.         None

Robert D. Fanelli, M.D.     None

Neil Hyman, M.D.              None

Bo Shen, M.D.                   Consultant to Salix, Visicol

Kevin E. Wasco, M.D.       None

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Wexner, S.D., Beck, D.E., Baron, T.H. et al. A consensus document on bowel preparation before colonoscopy: prepared by a task force from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Surg Endosc 20, 1147–1160 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-006-0152-y

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