2019
Patient-oriented education and visual-aid intervention are inadequate to identify patients with potential capsule retention: a prospective randomized study
Al-Bawardy B, Kamboj AK, Desai S, Gorospe E, Bruining DH, Gostout CJ, Hansel SL, Larson MV, Murray JA, Nehra V, Leggett CL, Szarka LA, Watson RE, Rajan E. Patient-oriented education and visual-aid intervention are inadequate to identify patients with potential capsule retention: a prospective randomized study. Scandinavian Journal Of Gastroenterology 2019, 54: 662-665. PMID: 31034255, DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2019.1608465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-oriented educationVideo capsule endoscopyCapsule passageWB groupCapsule retentionProcedure-related risksSignificant differencesLack of visualizationBACKGROUND/Information bookletPatientsVerbal educationCapsule endoscopyStudy teamWrist bandInterventionGroupStatusPOE groupEndoscopyPoor indicatorAid interventionsDifferences
2015
Retained Capsule Endoscopy in a Large Tertiary Care Academic Practice and Radiologic Predictors of Retention
Al-Bawardy B, Locke G, Huprich JE, Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Barlow JM, Becker B, Rajan E, Loftus EV, Bruining DH, Hansel SL. Retained Capsule Endoscopy in a Large Tertiary Care Academic Practice and Radiologic Predictors of Retention. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2015, 21: 2158-2164. PMID: 26284295, DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapsule retentionCE retentionPartial obstructionCross-sectional imaging findingsHigh-risk featuresObscure gastrointestinal bleedingPresence of stricturesTertiary care populationComputed tomography scanComputed tomography reportsTreatment of inflammationCapsule endoscopy examinationSmall bowel anastomosisDetails of managementCE indicationsGastrointestinal bleedingObstructive symptomsRadiologic predictorsPatient demographicsCommon indicationGastrointestinal radiologistsRetrospective reviewClinical outcomesHeterogenous cohortImaging findings