Low volume polyethylene glycol with ascorbic acid, sodium picosulfate-magnesium citrate, and clear liquid diet alone prior to small bowel capsule endoscopy

Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)

Variable	No prep n = 38	MoviPrep n = 48	Pico-Salax n = 37
Male	11 (28.9)	22 (45.8)	18 (48.6)
Mean age (yr)	52.7	54.1	53.2
Indication
Obscure bleeding	17 (44.7)	27 (56.3)	19 (51.4)
Abnormal imaging	3 (7.9)	4 (8.3)	5 (15.3)
Suspected IBD	11 (28.9)	11 (22.9)	10 (27)
Other	7 (18.4)	6 (12.5)	3 (8.1)
Completion rate	27 (71)	39 (81.3)	31 (83.8)

IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.

Table 2 Results of small bowel cleanliness, bubble burden and transit time according to the bowel preparation regimen

Result	No prep n = 27	MoviPrep n = 39	Pico-Salax n = 31	P value
Cleanliness
Proximal	1.4 ± 0.1	1.7 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.1	0.1
Mid	1.8 ± 0.2	1.8 ± 0.2	2.0 ± 0.2	0.7
Distal	2.1 ± 0.2	2.4 ± 0.2	2.3 ± 0.2	0.6
Bubble burden
Proximal	1.5 ± 0.1	1.8 ± 0.1	1.7 ± 0.1	0.1
Mid	1.6 ± 0.1	1.9 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.1	< 0.05
Distal	1.6 ± 0.1	1.8 ± 0.2	1.5 ± 0.1	0.09
Gastric transit time (min)	26 ± 5	25 ± 6	47 ± 9	< 0.05
Small bowel transit time (min)	213 ± 13	248 ± 14	225 ± 19	0.3

Table 3 Diagnostic Yield according to the bowel preparation n (%)

Finding	No prepn = 27	MoviPrepn = 39	Pico-Salaxn = 31
Abnormal study	13 (48.1)	19 (48.7)	13 (41.9)
Gastric	2 (7.4)	1 (2.6)	0 (0.0)
Small bowel
Vascular	1 (3.7)	10 (25.6)	5 (16.1)
Ulcer/erosion	7 (25.9)	3 (7.7)	3 (9.7)
Polyp/mass	0 (0.0)	1 (2.6)	3 (9.7)
Blood	0 (0.0)	1 (2.6)	1 (3.2)
Abnormal mucosa	2 (7.4)	3 (7.7)	1 (3.2)
other	1 (3.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)