Detection of Neoplastic Gastric Lesions Using Capsule Endoscopy: Pilot Study

Table 2

Result of patients' satisfaction assessment with PillCam ESO capsule endoscopy (CE) and upper endoscopy (EGD) measured using a 1 to 5 discrete scale, with 5 being the most comfortable/easy and 1 being the least comfortable/easy score^a.

	Difficulty of swallowing	Pain during examination	Discomfort during examination	Pain after examination	Discomfort after examination	Overall convenience of examination	Time influenced by examination
EGD (Mean ± SD)	3.75±1.28	2.38±1.51	3.13±1.64	2.75±1.51	2.38±1.64	3.00±0.76	2.38±1.69
CE (Mean ± SD)	1.88±0.84	1.00±0.00	1.25±0.71	1.00±0.00	1.00±0.00	1.75±0.46	1.00±0.00
Mean difference (EGD−CE)	1.87	1.38	1.88	1.75	1.38	1.25	1.38
P value (2-tailed)	0.025	0.042	0.041	0.026	0.041	0.026	0.038

aWilcoxon signed-rank test.