Clinical and demographic features of patients undergoing video-capsule endoscopy management: A descriptive study

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jul 16, 2024; 16(7): 424-431
Published online Jul 16, 2024. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v16.i7.424

Table 1 General features of the endoscopic video-capsule findings

Variables	Normal findings, n of 7 (5.26%)	Abnormal findings, n of 126 (94.7%)	Overall, n of 133
Age¹ in yr	70.0 (53.5-77.5)	74.5 (61.4-81.6)	73.9 (61.2-81.7)
Sex
Male	2 (28.6)	70 (55.6)	72 (54.1)
Female	5 (71.4)	56 (44.4)	61 (45.9)
Indications
Unexplained anemia	7 (100)	114 (90.5)	121 (91.0)
Occult bleeding	3 (42.9)	28 (22.8)	31 (23.3)
Crohn’s disease	0 (0.0)	1 (0.8)	1 (0.75)
GTT¹ in min	24.5 (13.2-29.7)	13.0 (5.5-26.0)	14 (6-29)
SBTT¹ in min	26.5 (8.0-31.5)	30.0 (17.0-44.2)	30 (17-44)
Patient preparation
Good	7 (100)	121 (96.0)	128 (96.2)
Deficient	0 (0.0)	5 (4.0)	5 (3.8)
Limited test	2 (28.6)	19 (15.1)	21 (15.8)
Bleeding stigmata	0 (0.0)	5 (4.08)	5 (3.79)
Active bleeding	0 (0.0)	12 (9.05)	12 (9.09)

¹ Normal distribution was rejected (Shapiro Wilk normality test).

Data are n (%) or median ± interquartile range. GTT: Gastric transit time; SBTT: Small bowel transit time.

Table 2 Relationship between indication and type of bleeding in video-capsule endoscopy

Variable	Bleeding stigmata, n of 5 (%)	Active bleeding, n of 12 (%)	P value
Occult bleeding	2 (40.0)	1 (8.3)	0.382
Unexplained anemia	3 (60.0)	11 (91.7)	0.382

Data are n (%). VCE: Video-capsule endoscopy.

Citation: Mejía MC, Piñeros LG, Pombo LM, León LA, Velásquez JA, Teherán AA, Ayala KP. Clinical and demographic features of patients undergoing video-capsule endoscopy management: A descriptive study. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2024; 16(7): 424-431
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v16/i7/424.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v16.i7.424