Risk Factors for Rebleeding in Patients With Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01821326

rjyyxhk0831

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators investigated the rebleeding rate the risk factors for rebleeding after long-term follow-up (≥12 months) in patients who underwent capsule endoscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.

Enrollment: 339 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 89 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who underwent capsule endoscopy in Shanghai Renji Hospital(China) from June 2002 to January 2012 for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Exclusion criteria

1. patients who did not undergo a gastroscopy and colonoscopy performed before capsule endoscopy examination; and
2. patients with follow-up examination for other know clinical diseases.