Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Conditions
Keywords
capsule endoscopy, obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, rebleeding, risk factors
Brief summary
The investigators investigated the rebleeding rate the risk factors for rebleeding after long-term follow-up (≥12 months) in patients who underwent capsule endoscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Study design
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 89 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients who underwent capsule endoscopy in Shanghai Renji Hospital(China) from June 2002 to January 2012 for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
Exclusion criteria
1. patients who did not undergo a gastroscopy and colonoscopy performed before capsule endoscopy examination; and 2. patients with follow-up examination for other know clinical diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rebleeding Rate | 10 years |
Participant flow
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Patients With Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding | 339 |
| Total | 339 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Patients With Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding |
|---|---|
| Age, Categorical <=18 years | 0 Participants |
| Age, Categorical >=65 years | 139 Participants |
| Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years | 200 Participants |
| Age, Continuous | 55 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 18.4 |
| Gender Female | 162 Participants |
| Gender Male | 177 Participants |
| Region of Enrollment China | 339 participants |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk |
|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | — / — |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 339 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 339 |
Outcome results
Primary
Rebleeding Rate
Time frame: 10 years
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Patients With Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding | Rebleeding Rate | 97 participants |