{"id":5761,"date":"2025-07-16T08:58:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/?p=5761"},"modified":"2025-07-16T08:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:58:38","slug":"digital-health-as-a-partner-in-colonoscopy-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/digital-health-as-a-partner-in-colonoscopy-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Health as a partner in colonoscopy preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-70px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

Digital Health as a partner in colonoscopy preparation<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

by Patricia Dom\u00ednguez, July 16, 2025<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Digital-Health-as-a-partner-in-colonoscopy-preparation.jpg” title_text=”Digital Health as a partner in colonoscopy preparation” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

Preparation for a colonoscopy is a detailed process that includes various instructions about diet, use of laxatives, and treatment modifications, which the patient must follow meticulously over a specific time period in order to achieve proper cleansing of the colon.\u00a0Patients often have questions, making it difficult to carry out the directions appropriately, <\/span>resulting in insufficient cleansing.\u00a0This affects the quality of the procedure, or even its completion, requiring it to be repeated.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In as many as 25% of colonoscopies, colon preparation is considered inadequate, resulting in up to one third of all procedures being incomplete and preventing up to 10% of examinations.<\/span><\/span><\/strong> This leads to<\/span><\/span> delays in diagnosis and an increased risk<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>In turn, this causes an <\/span><\/span>overload in endoscopy units and higher economic costs, as the cost of colonoscopy increases by 12\u201322%.<\/span><\/span><\/strong> This was documented in the <\/span>AEG-SEEG Work Group\u2019s Guide to Quality Clinical Practice in Colonoscopy Screening for Colorectal Cancer<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of this, it is especially necessary to <\/span>offer the patient clear information and instructions that encourage correct preparation, allowing the proper completion of a quality procedure.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to achieve this, D<\/strong><\/span>igital Health becomes a significant partner<\/span><\/b>, offering the patient the support that can <\/span>centralize all the information about the preparation, providing the instructions at the time in which they need to be completed, thus encouraging compliance with the guidelines<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0In the same way, after the procedure, it carries out <\/span>continuous monitoring of the patient, enabling the provider to evaluate the patient\u2019s status and determine whether the patient has experienced any event and\/or symptoms.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 In this context, <\/span>Digital Health<\/span><\/b> enables<\/span><\/b> the following:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n