Research Article

Diagnostic Value and Safety of Emergency Single-Balloon Enteroscopy for Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Table 4

Diagnostic findings of emergency and nonemergency single-balloon enteroscopy at different time points after admission.

EmergencyNonemergency
12 hours ()12-24 hours ()Total ()2-7 days ()>1 week ()Total ()

Positive22 (88.0),#18 (72.0)40 (80.0)16 (61.5)14 (53.8)30 (57.7)
Suspected positive2 (8.0)3 (12.0)5 (10.0)5 (19.2)1 (3.8)6 (11.5)
Negative1 (4.0)4 (16.0)5 (10.0)5 (19.2)11 (42.3)16 (61.5)

Data are expressed in number (%). , compared with 2-7 days. #, compared with >1 week.