La identificación precisa de autores e instituciones es clave para garantizar la calidad, trazabilidad y visibilidad de la producción científica. El uso de identificadores estándar como ORCID para los profesionales y ROR para las instituciones asegura una atribución correcta y homogénea de las contribuciones, reduciendo errores y carga administrativa.
ORCID vincula de forma única la actividad investigadora de cada autor y facilita su integración en plataformas y procesos de evaluación. ROR estandariza la identificación institucional, evitando duplicidades y mejorando la representación del impacto científico.
La correcta implementación de estos identificadores refuerza el posicionamiento y la visibilidad tanto de los profesionales como de la institución, y resulta esencial para acreditaciones, evaluaciones, memorias científicas, justificación de financiación y definición de indicadores de calidad e impacto.
Real-world effectiveness and safety of 1L polyethylene glycol and ascorbic acid for bowel preparation in patients aged 80 years or older
Abstract:
Background and study aims Clinical trials and real-world studies show a 1L polyethene glycol and ascorbic acid solution (1L PEG-ASC) to be an effective and safe bowel preparation for colonoscopy in the general population. Here, the effectiveness and safety of 1L PEG-ASC were evaluated in patients aged 80 years or older in a real-world setting. Patients and methods A post-hoc analysis of an observational, multicenter, retrospective study assessed the effectiveness and safety of 1L PEG-ASC on outpatients aged >= 80 years old undergoing colonoscopy at eight centers in Spain and Portugal. Cleansing quality was assessed using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale, with overall scores >= 6 and all segmental scores >= 2 considered adequate colon cleansing, and overall scores >= 8 or 3 in the right colon considered high-quality cleansing. Cecal intubation rate, withdrawal time, polyp and adenoma detection rates (ADR), and adverse events (AEs) were also monitored. Results Data were analyzed from 423 patients aged >= 80 years; mean age 83.5 years (+/- 3.2) and 49.2% males. The adequate colon cleansing success rate was 88.9%, with high-quality cleansing of the overall and right colon achieved in 54.1% and 46.1% of patients, respectively. Colonoscopy was complete in 94.1% of cases and the ADR was 51.3%. At least one AE was experienced by 4.5% of participants, the most frequent being mild dehydration (2.8%) and nausea (1.2%). Conclusions This post-hoc analysis confirms 1L PEG-ASC to be an effective and safe bowel cleansing preparation for patients aged 80 years or older in a real-world setting. (Summary); Machlab, S (corresponding author), Parc Tauli Hosp Univ, Inst Invest & Innovacio Parc Tauli I3PT, Gastroenterol, Sabadell, Spain. (Author of contact)
