Predictive Model for Positive Video Capsule Endoscopy in Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Shadi HamdehJihan FathallahHui ZhangAmber CharoenBarakat Aburajab AltamimiFlorence-Damilola OdufaluDevashree DaveAmer El SayedLaura R GlickScott GrisolanoChristine HachemMuhammad Bader HammamiKhaldoun Haj MahmoudAlexander N LevyVijaya L RaoHong Gi ShimCarol SemradMojtaba OlyaeeDejan Micic

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2023)

In order to improve the diagnostic yield of capsule examinations, risk factors should be applied to clinical decision-making. We created a risk score for positive VCE in IDA, including the risk factors of age, smoking, history of cardiac arrythmia, and preceding hemoglobin level.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
risk factors
decision making
chronic kidney disease
left ventricular
smoking cessation
heart failure
red blood cell
small bowel
atrial fibrillation