Review Article
Optimal Bowel Preparation for Video Capsule Endoscopy
Table 4
Studies comparing SBVQ, DY, and CR between simethicone versus clear liquid or fasting of small bowel VCE.
| Author (year, area) | Design | Number | Simethicone versus clear liquid diet or fasting | SBVQ | DY | CR |
| Albert et al. [22] (2004, Germany) | Prospective RCT | 36 | 72% versus 22%
| N/A | N/A | Ge et al. [23] (2006, China) | Prospective RCT | 56 | 57% versus 25%
| N/A | 64.3% versus 75%
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Author (year, area) |
Design |
No. | PEG + simethicone versus clear liquid diet or fasting | SBVQ | DY | CR |
| Fang et al. [25] (2009, China) | Prospective RCT | 64 | 98% versus 68%
| N/A | N/A | Spada et al. [26] (2010, Italy) | Prospective RCT | 58 | 42% versus 43%
| 62% versus 72.4%
| 66.6% versus 70%
| Rosa et al. [13] (2013, Portugal) | Prospective RCT | 60 | 68.4% versus 65%
| 57.8% versus 44.4%
| 89.5% versus 88.9%
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PEG: polyethylene glycol, VCE: video capsule endoscopy, RCT: randomized-controlled trial, SBVQ: small bowel visualization quality, DY: diagnostic yield, CR: completion rate, N/A: not applicable, and NS: no significant.
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