Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	58263
Country	United States

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Split-dose vs same-day bowel preparation for afternoon colonoscopies: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Nasim Parsa, Eric A Grisham, Courtney J Cockerell, Michelle L Matteson-Kome, Ramakrishna V Bysani, Sami Samiullah, Douglas L Nguyen, Veysel Tahan, Yezaz A Ghouri, Srinivas R Puli and Matthew L Bechtold
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Corresponding Author	Matthew L Bechtold, AGAF, FACG, FACP, FASGE, MD, Attending Doctor, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri - Columbia, 5 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212, United States. bechtoldm@health.missouri.edu
Key Words	Afternoon; Colonoscopy; Preparation; Split-dose; Same-day; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	Afternoon colonoscopies have considerably more inadequate bowel preparations than morning colonoscopies. Different bowel preparation regimens have been tried to help improve preparation quality in afternoon colonoscopies, including split-dose and same-day bowel preparations. Studies have shown conflicting results on which preparation regimen is optimal. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis on this subject and found that split-dose bowel preparation shows no difference in satisfactory bowel preparations vs same-day bowel preparation for afternoon colonoscopies. Therefore, either preparation may be utilized.
Citation	Parsa N, Grisham EA, Cockerell CJ, Matteson-Kome ML, Bysani RV, Samiullah S, Nguyen DL, Tahan V, Ghouri YA, Puli SR, Bechtold ML. Split-dose vs same-day bowel preparation for afternoon colonoscopies: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. World J Meta-Anal 2020; 8(6): 462-471

Received	2020-07-15 07:11
Peer-Review Started	2020-07-15 07:12
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Return for Revision	2020-11-02 06:25
Revised	2020-11-11 15:42
Second Decision	2020-11-18 09:32
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2020-11-21 06:01
Articles in Press	2020-11-21 06:01
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