Efficiency of bowel preparation for capsule endoscopy examination: A meta-analysis

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2008; 14(9): 1313-1317
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Table 1 List of 5 case-control studies, comparing proportions of “good scoring” of bowel visualization, fulfilling the inclusion/exclusion criteria (n = 237)

Author	Ref.	Preparation	No. with	No. without	“good scoring” with prep.	“good scoring” without prep.
Niv Y, 2004	10	Na-P	22	10	19	3
Viazis N, 2004¹	17	PEG 2L	40	40	36	24
Albert J, 2004	12	Simethicone	18	18	14	5
Niv Y, 2005	11	Na-P	23	23	18	12
Ben-Soussan E, 2005	13	PEG 2L	26	16	15	10
Total			130	107	102	54
Proportion^a					0.78	0.49

^aP < 0.0001. Na-P: Sodium-phosphate; Prep.: Preparation; PEG: Polyethylene glycol.

¹Randomized controlled trial.

Citation: Niv Y. Efficiency of bowel preparation for capsule endoscopy examination: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(9): 1313-1317
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i9/1313.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1313