Boston Bowel Preparation Scale
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Boston Bowel Preparation Scale, abbreviated BBPS, is a measurement of mucosal visualization, as it pertains to the bowel preparation.[1]
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
| 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
- ↑ Lai EJ, Calderwood AH, Doros G, Fix OK, Jacobson BC (March 2009). "The Boston bowel preparation scale: a valid and reliable instrument for colonoscopy-oriented research". Gastrointest Endosc 69 (3 Pt 2): 620–5. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2008.05.057. PMC 2763922. PMID 19136102. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763922/.