Re-bleeding events in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding after negative capsule endoscopy

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Apr 16, 2015; 7(4): 403-410
Published online Apr 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.403

Table 2 Characteristics of patients with a negative capsule endoscopy

Variable	All	Non re-bleeders	Re-bleeders	P
Age (years old)	67 ± 15	65 ± 15	72 ± 11	0.007
Gender (M/F)	40/73	27/55	13/18	0.386
OGIB presentation (n)
Occult	79	61	18	0.067
Overt	34	21	13	0.067
[Hb] (median)	86	86	79	0.143
Anticoagulant use (n)	11	4	7	0.009
Small-bowel Transit time (median)	253	253.5	251.5	0.650

Values are presented in mean ± SD unless stated otherwise. M/F: Male/female; OGIB: Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding; [Hb]: Serum hemoglobin.

Citation: Magalhães-Costa P, Bispo M, Santos S, Couto G, Matos L, Chagas C. Re-bleeding events in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding after negative capsule endoscopy. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(4): 403-410
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v7/i4/403.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.403