Can we predict an incomplete capsule endoscopy? Results of a multivariate analysis using a logistic regression model.
Elena MacíasAlfonso Elosua GonzálezJosé Francisco Juanmartiñena FernándezAna Borda MartínInmaculada ElizaldeIgnacio Fernández-UriénPublished in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2021)
Age >65 years, gastric transit time >41 minutes and SB transit time >286 minutes are predicting factors for incomplete examinations excluding capsule retentions. Both age and gastric transit time events are known before procedure ending. Therefore, pharmacologic or endoscopic measures may be taken into account to avoid incomplete examinations.