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tility of capsule endoscopy for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding; a prospective observational study

Not Applicable
Conditions
Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000026676
Lead Sponsor
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Brief Summary

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35772398/

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with hematemesis, black vomiting, or melena 2.Upper gastrointestinal bleeding patients who diagnosed by nasogastric tube or upper endoscopy 3.Preparation for colonoscopy was poor 4.Patients with suspected perforation, peritonitis, or intestinal obstruction 5.Crohn diseases patients 6.Patients with swallowing disorders 7.Patients with an installed pacemaker or other electromedical device 8.Patients who could not perform surgery according to adverse general condition when complication occurred 9.Patients who were diagnosed as active upper gastrointestinal bleeding within 10 days 10.Patients who received abdominal surgery within 10 days 11.Patients with end stage malignant disease 12.Patients with severe cardiac failure 13.Patients with severe respiratory failure 14.Pregnant patients

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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