Impact of the timing of capsule endoscopy in overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding on yield and rebleeding rate - is sooner than 14 d advisable?

Table 5 Type of treatment between ≤ 48 h, 48 h-14 d and ≥ 14 d groups n (%)

Type of treatment	All (n = 115)	≤ 48 h (n = 39)	48 h-14 d (n = 35)	≥ 14 d (n = 41)	P value1
Conservative	62 (53.9)	13 (33.3)	21 (60)	28 (68.3)	0.005
Endoscopic	30 (26.1)	14 (35.9)	6 (17.1)	10 (24.4)	0.18
Surgical	19 (16.5)	9 (23.1)	7 (20)	3 (7.3)	0.13
Radiological	3 (2.6)	2 (5.1)	1 (2.9)	0	0.353
Endoscopic + Surgical	1 (0.9)	1 (2.6)	0	0	0.37

¹χ² test; P value of 0.05 indicating statistical significance.