Boston Bowel Preparation Scale - Revision history

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	===Scoring of the segments===		===Scoring of the segments===

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			===BBPS score===
			The three scores are added to get score from zero (horrible) to nine (awesome).

	==References==		==References==

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'''Boston Bowel Preparation Scale''', abbreviated '''BBPS''', is a measurement of mucosal visualization, as it pertains to the bowel preparation.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Lai EJ, Calderwood AH, Doros G, Fix OK, Jacobson BC |title=The Boston bowel preparation scale: a valid and reliable instrument for colonoscopy-oriented research |journal=Gastrointest Endosc |volume=69 |issue=3 Pt 2 |pages=620–5 |date=March 2009 |pmid=19136102 |pmc=2763922 |doi=10.1016/j.gie.2008.05.057 |url=}}</ref>

==Scoring==
The large bowel is divided into three segments:
#Right colon.
#Transverse colon with flexures.
#Left Colon.

Each segments gets a score of 0 to 3. The three scores are added to get score from zero (horrible) to nine (awesome).

===Scoring of the segments===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Score
!Description
|-
|0
|Unprepared
|-
|1
|Segments not well seen
|-
|2
|Minor fragments/obscuring material, but mucosa seen well
|-
|3
|Colon segment well seen, no residual fragments/obscuring material
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|1}}

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[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]]