Endoscopic Evaluation and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Table 3

Yield of endoscopic exams.

Exam type	Positive findings (%)	Definite source of bleeding (%)
EGD	28/33 (84.8)	16/33 (48.5)
Colonoscopy	10/15 (66.7)	7/15 (46.7)
Video capsule endoscopy	4/5 (80)*	4/5 (80)
Enteroscopy	4/5 (80)	3/5 (60)
All episodes of bleeding	32/36 (88.9)	30/36 (83.3)

*The fifth VCE exam had gastric retention and was not repeated until after the study was concluded.