Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of the last dose time of polyethylene glycol electrolyte on colonoscopy quality.Methods 1 612 outpatients who underwent colonoscopy from March 2020 to September 2020 were selected as the research objects. 1 612 patients were divided into 4 groups by random number table method: intervention A group (n = 403), intervention group B (n = 403), control group A (n = 403) and control group B (n = 403). Among them, 3 cases in the intervention group A had wrong drug dosage, 5 cases in the intervention group B had partial missing data, 2 cases in the control group A had the wrong type of bowel cleaner, and 6 cases in the control group B had missing data, so the above 16 cases were excluded from the study. A total of 1 596 cases were finally included in this study, with intervention group A (n = 400), intervention group B (n = 398), control group A (n = 401), and control group B (n = 397). Intervention group: The last dose time was extended by 15 min in the order of appointment, and the time interval from the last dose time to the start of colonoscopy (hereinafter referred to as the time interval) was controlled within 3 ~ 5 h. The colonoscopy time of intervention group A was 8 to 10 o'clock and 14 to 16 o'clock, and the colonoscopy time of intervention group B was 10 to 12 o'clock and 16 to 18 o'clock. Control group: The last dose time was fixed, the last dose time of patients undergoing colonoscopy in the morning was 5:00, and the last dose time of patients undergoing colonoscopy in the afternoon was 11:00. The colonoscopy time of control group A was 8 to 10 o'clock and 14 to 16 o'clock, and the time interval was maintained between 3 ~ 5 h; the colonoscopy time of control group B was 10 to 12 o'clock and 16 to 18 o'clock, and the time interval was greater than 5 hours. According to the Boston bowel preparation scale (BBPS) score, the bowel preparation score of each subject was recorded, and the insertion time and withdrawal time and polyp detection were recorded in detail.Results The time intervals of each group were: intervention group A 3.88 (3.31, 4.45) h, intervention group B 4.01 (3.26, 4.51) h, control group A 4.30 (3.95, 4.65) h, control group B 5.91 (5.70, 6.25) h. The BBPS score and polyp detection rate of the control group B were significantly lower than those of the intervention group A, the intervention group B and the control group A, and insertion and withdrawal time of colonoscopy was also significantly longer than the other three groups, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in BBPS score, polyp detection rate, and colonoscopy advancing and retreating time among control group A, intervention group A, and intervention group B (P > 0.05).Conclusion Better bowel preparation quality can be obtained when the last dose is 3 ~ 5 h before colonoscopy. By adjusting the last dose time, the bowel preparation quality and polyp detection rate of patients with later appointments can be improved, and the colonoscopy insert and withdraw time can be shortened.